William Shakespeare Quotes - Page 82

• The apparel oft proclaims the man.

  William Shakespeare

  Fashion, Men, Clothes

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 3, l. 58

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• Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.

  William Shakespeare

  Summer, Ocean, Winter

  Cross, William Shakespeare (1989). “William Shakespeare: The Complete Works”, p.98, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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• By how much unexpected, by so much
  We must awake endeavour for defence;
  For courage mounteth with occasion.

  William Shakespeare

  Courage, Unexpected, Endeavour

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Histories of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)”, p.32, BookCaps Study Guides

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• With caution judge of probability. Things deemed unlikely, e'en impossible, experience oft hath proved to be true.

  William Shakespeare

  Wisdom, Judging, Impossible

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• The strawberry grows underneath the nettle And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best Neighbour'd by fruit of baser quality.

  William Shakespeare

  Food, Cooking, Quality

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Histories of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)”, p.983, BookCaps Study Guides

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• For night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast, And yonder shines Aurora's harbinger; At whose approach ghosts wandring here and there Troop home to church-yards.... For fear lest day should look their shames upon, They willfully exile themselves from light, And must for aye consort with black brow'd night.

  William Shakespeare

  Home, Cutting, Night

  William Shakespeare (1768). “The Works of Shakespear, from Mr. Pope's Edition”, p.122

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• Every man has business and desire, Such as it is.

  William Shakespeare

  Business, Memorable, Men

  William Shakespeare (1720). “A Collection of the Best English Plays, Chosen Out of All the Best Authors..: Vol. I.”, p.28

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• In law, what plea so tainted and corrupts, but being seasoned with a gracious voice obscures the show of evil.

  William Shakespeare

  Law, Voice, Venice

  'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 3, sc. 2, l. 73

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• But I remember now
  I am in this earthly world, where to do harm
  Is often laudable, to do good sometime
  Accounted dangerous folly.

  William Shakespeare

  Stupidity, World, Remember

  William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.310

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• But wherefore could not I pronounce 'Amen'? I had most need of blessing, and 'Amen' Stuck in my throat.

  William Shakespeare

  Blessing, Lady Macbeth, Needs

  'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 2, l. 32

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• O, my lord, You said that idle weeds are fast in growth: The prince my brother hath outgrown me far.

  William Shakespeare

  Weed, Brother, Growth

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Histories of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)”, p.447, BookCaps Study Guides

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• Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, Where death's approach is seen so terrible!

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Evil, Terrible

  William Shakespeare (1734). “The Second Part of Henry the Sixth: With the Death of the Good Duke Humphry : a Tragedy”, p.55

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• Civil dissension is a viperous worm That gnaws the bowels of the commonwealth.

  William Shakespeare

  Bowels, Worms, Discord

  William Shakespeare, Michael Taylor (2004). “Henry VI, Part One”, p.167, Oxford University Press, USA

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• Thou hast most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar school.

  William Shakespeare

  School, Youth, Grammar

  'Henry VI, Part 2' (1592) act 4, sc. 7, l. [35]

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• Love that we cannot have is the one that lasts the longest,hurts the deepest,but feels the strongest

  William Shakespeare

  Hurt, Lasts, Feels

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• Macbeth: How does your patient, doctor? Doctor: Not so sick, my lord, as she is troubled with thick-coming fancies that keep her from rest. Macbeth: Cure her of that! Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, raze out the written troubles of the brain, and with some sweet oblivious antidote cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff which weighs upon her heart. Doctor: Therein the patient must minister to himself.

  William Shakespeare

  Sweet, Memories, Heart

  William Shakespeare (2009). “Four Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth”, p.892, Bantam Classics

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• Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus, expiring, do foretell of him: His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last, For violent fires soon burn out themselves; Small show'rs last long, but sudden storms are short; He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes; With eager feeding doth choke the feeder; Light vanity, insatiate cormorant, Consuming means, soon preys upon itself.

  William Shakespeare

  Mean, Fire, Vanity

  1595 John of Gaunt, to Richard. Richard II, act 2, sc.1, l.31-4.

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• The hand that hath made you fair hath made you good.
  Pity is the virtue of the law, and none but tyrants use it cruelly.

  William Shakespeare

  Memorable, Hands, Law

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• The violence of either grief or joy, their own enactures with themselves destroy.

  William Shakespeare

  Grief, Joy, Violence

  William Shakespeare (1793). “The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added, Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The Fourth Edition. Revised and Augmented (with a Glossarial Index) by the Editor of Dodsley's Collection of Old Plays”, p.192

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• Women are not In their best fortunes strong, but want will perjure the ne'er-touched vestal.

  William Shakespeare

  Strong, Want, Fortune

  William Shakespeare (2005). “Antony and Cleopatra”, Cambridge University Press

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• As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Romantic, Valentines Day

  1590-1 Julia to Lucetta.TheTwo Gentlemen ofVerona, act 2, sc.7, l.18-20.

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• By that sin fell the angels.

  William Shakespeare

  Angel, Sin

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

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• Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler afore her eyes, to signify to you that Fortune is blind.

  William Shakespeare

  Eye, Blind, Fortune

  William Shakespeare (1998). “Henry V”, p.187, Oxford University Press, USA

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• A ministering angel shall my sister be.

  William Shakespeare

  Sister, Sibling, Angel

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 5, sc. 1, l. [260]

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• He that sleeps feels not the tooth-ache

  William Shakespeare

  Sleep, Teeth, Ache

  'Cymbeline' (1609-10) act 5, sc. 4, l. [176]

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