William Shakespeare Quotes - Page 14

• Now I will believe that there are unicorns.

  William Shakespeare

  Believe, Unicorn, Tempest

  William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson (1765). “The Plays of William Shakespeare in Eight Volumes: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; to which are Added Notes by Sam Johnson”, p.58

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• Lay aside life-harming heaviness, And entertain a cheerful disposition.

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Cheerful, Disposition

  William Shakespeare, Charles R. Forker (2002). “King Richard II: Third Series”, p.275, Cengage Learning EMEA

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• Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Love You, Loses

  William Shakespeare (2013). “The Wars of the Roses In Plain and Simple English: Includes Henry VI Parts 1 - 3 & Richard III, Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V”, p.596, BookCaps Study Guides

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• There's an old saying that applies to me: you can't lose a game if you don't play the game. (Act 1, scene 4)

  William Shakespeare

  Games, Play, Scene

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• Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Hypocrite, Hypocrisy

  'Pericles, Prince Of Tyre' (1606-8) act 1, sc. 1, l. 92

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• And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

  William Shakespeare

  Faults, Excuse, Making Excuses

  William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.330

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• One half of me is yours, the other half is yours, Mine own, I would say; but if mine, then yours, And so all yours.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Other Half, One Half

  William Shakespeare (1810). “The Works of William Shakespeare”, p.43

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• Death is my son-in-law, death is my heir.

  William Shakespeare

  Death, Son, Law

  William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, John Boydell, Samuel Johnson (1857). “King Lear. Romeo and Juliet”, p.277

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• Opinion, a sovereign mistress of effects.

  William Shakespeare

  Mistress, Sovereign, Opinion

  William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Mr. Theobald (Lewis) (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators”, p.271

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• The good I stand on is my truth and honesty.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Honesty, Truth And Honesty

  William Shakespeare (1858). “Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems”, p.448

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• The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Wisdom, Men

  1599 Antony. Julius Caesar, act 3, sc.2, l.74-86.

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• I would not wish any companion in the world but you.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Wish, World

  William Shakespeare (2016). “The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works”, p.3105, Oxford University Press

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• He says, he loves my daughter;
  I think so too; for never gaz'd the moon
  Upon the water, as he'll stand and read,
  As 'twere, my daughter's eyes: and, to be plain,
  I think, there is not half a kiss to choose,
  Who loves another best.

  William Shakespeare

  Daughter, Best Love, Love You

  William Shakespeare, William Harness, William Gilmore Simms (1842). “The Complete Works of William Shakspeare”, p.290

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• O, call back yesterday, bid time return

  William Shakespeare

  Time, Yesterday, Return

  'Richard II' (1595) act 3, sc. 2, l. 69

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• I understand a fury in your words But not your words.

  William Shakespeare

  Anger, Desdemona, Fury

  William Shakespeare (1757). “The Works: Of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes. Collated with the Oldest Copies, and Corrected: with Notes, Explanatory, and Critical: by Mr. Theobald”, p.314

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• Every why hath a wherefore.

  William Shakespeare

  Cause And Effect

  William Shakespeare (1867). “The Works of William Shakespeare”, p.97

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• God, the best maker of all marriages, Combine your hearts into one.

  William Shakespeare

  Anniversary, Heart, Wedding Anniversary

  'Henry V' (1599) act 5, sc. 2, l. [387]

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• All of Creation’s a farce. Man was born as a joke. In his head his reason is buffeted Like wind-blown smoke. Life is a game. Everyone ridicules everyone else. But he who has the last laugh Laughs longest.

  William Shakespeare

  Men, Wind, Games

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• Waste not thy time in windy argument but let the matter drop.

  William Shakespeare

  Matter, Waste, Argument

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• If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Strength, Tears

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 3, sc. 2, l. [174]

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• The course of true love never did run smooth.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Life, Summer

  'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 1, sc. 1, l. 132

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• Hot lavender, mints, savory, marjoram; The marigold, that goes to bed wi' the sun, and with him rise weeping.

  William Shakespeare

  Vegetables, Hot, Herbs

  'The Winter's Tale' (1610-1) act 4, sc. 3, l. 103

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• Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness! This is the state of man: today he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him: The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And - when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening - nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.

  William Shakespeare

  Death, Fall, Farewell

  'Henry VIII' (1613) act 3, sc. 2, l. 352

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• I am wealthy in my friends.

  William Shakespeare

  Memorable, Wealthy, My Friends

  William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.678

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• Confess yourself to heaven, Repent what's past, avoid what is to come, And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker.

  William Shakespeare

  Weed, Past, Heaven

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Making Sense of Hamlet! a Students Guide to Shakespeare's Play (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelling)”, p.240, BookCaps Study Guides

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