William Shakespeare Quotes About Silence

• My grief lies all within,
  And these external manners of lament
  Are merely shadows to the unseen grief
  That swells with silence in the tortured soul.

  William Shakespeare

  Lying, Grief, Silence

  William Shakespeare, Charles R. Forker (2002). “King Richard II: Third Series”, p.410, Cengage Learning EMEA

• Speak low, if you speak love.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Silence, Romance

  'Much Ado About Nothing' (1598-9) act 2, sc. 1, l. [104]

• The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.

  William Shakespeare

  Silence, Jurisprudence, Innocence

  William Shakespeare (1826). “Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.282

• Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much. Lady, as you are mine, I am yours: I give away myself for you and dote upon the exchange.

  William Shakespeare

  Giving, Silence, Joy

  William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators”, p.48

• Silence is the perfectest herault of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how much.

  William Shakespeare

  Silence, Joy, Littles

  William Shakespeare, Demitra Papadinis “Renaissance Acting Editions: Much adoe about Nothing [Much Ado About Nothing]”, Demitra Papadinis

• Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues.

  William Shakespeare

  Peace, Honesty, Winning

  'Henry VIII' (1613) act 3, sc. 2, l. 441

• The rest, is silence.

  William Shakespeare

  Silence

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 5, sc. 2, l. [372]

• Through the forest have I gone. But Athenian found I none, On whose eyes I might approve This flower's force in stirring love. Night and silence.--Who is here? Weeds of Athens he doth wear: This is he, my master said, Despised the Athenian maid; And here the maiden, sleeping sound, On the dank and dirty ground. Pretty soul! she durst not lie Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy. Churl, upon thy eyes I throw All the power this charm doth owe. When thou wakest, let love forbid Sleep his seat on thy eyelid: So awake when I am gone; For I must now to Oberon.

  William Shakespeare

  Weed, Lying, Dirty

  William Shakespeare, Thomas Bowdler (1850). “The Family Shakspeare, in One Volume: In which Nothing is Added to the Original Text, But Those Words and Expressions are Omitted which Cannot with Propriety be Read in a Family”, p.136

• Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence, But never tax'd for speech.

  William Shakespeare

  Keys, Silence, Enemy

  William Shakespeare (1805). “The Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.160

• Silence is the perfect herald of joy.

  William Shakespeare

  Perfect, Silence, Joy

• Talkers are no good doers.

  William Shakespeare

  Humorous, Silence, Laziness

  William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, Charles Symmons (1839). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Henry IV, pt. 2. Henry V. Henry VI, pts. 1-3”, p.32

• I do know of these That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing.

  William Shakespeare

  Wise, Silence, Saying Nothing

  'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 1, l. 88

• What, gone without a word? Ay, so true love should do; it cannot speak, For truth hath better deeds than words to grace it.

  William Shakespeare

  Silence, Grace, Gone

  1590-1 Proteus. The Two Gentlemen of Verona, act 2, sc.2, l.16-18.

• Silence is only commendable
  In a neat's tongue dried, and a maid not vendible.

  William Shakespeare

  Silence, Maids, Tongue

  'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 1, l. 111

• Be checked for silence,
  But never taxed for speech.

  William Shakespeare

  Advice, Silence, Speech

  1604-5 Countess to Bertram. All'sWellThat EndsWell, act1, sc.1, l.64-5.

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