Shakespeare

40 Brilliant William Shakespeare Quotes That Embody Wisdom Truth And Honesty

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. 
Kirsten Corley
August 16, 2016
“And though she be but little, she is fierce.”
— Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scene II
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“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”
— William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well
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“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
— William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
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“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
— William Shakespeare, The Tempest
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“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”
— William Shakespeare, As You Like It
Tagged: shakespeare, Life, humanity
“Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.”
— William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
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“My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.”
— William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew
Tagged: shakespeare, Heartbreak, emotions
“The course of true love never did run smooth.”
— William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tagged: shakespeare, Love, complications
“Don't waste your love on somebody who doesn't value it.”
— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
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“To weep is to make less the depth of grief.”
— William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part 3
Tagged: shakespeare, Crying, Grief
“Listen to many, speak to a few.”
— William Shakespeare, Hamlet
Tagged: shakespeare, Communication, Listening
“What's done cannot be undone.”
— William Shakespeare, Macbeth
Tagged: shakespeare, Past, Regrets
“God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another.”
— William Shakespeare, Hamlet
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“The devil can cite scripture for his purpose.”
— William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
Tagged: shakespeare, devil, scripture, manipulation
“All's well that ends well.”
— William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well
Tagged: shakespeare, Endings, Optimism
“Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.”
— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Tagged: Patience, shakespeare, Time
“There's an old saying that applies to me: you can't lose a game if you don't play the game.”
— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Tagged: shakespeare, participation, losers, winners
“If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone.”
— William Shakespeare, Hamlet
Tagged: shakespeare, Be yourself, Truth, Lies
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
— William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Tagged: shakespeare, early, late, Time
“Love is merely a madness.”
— William Shakespeare, As You Like It
Tagged: shakespeare, Love, Insanity
“Thought is free.”
— William Shakespeare, The Tempest
Tagged: shakespeare, Thinking, Intelligence
“I say there is no darkness but ignorance.”
— William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
Tagged: shakespeare, Darkness, Ignorance
“Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.”
— William Shakespeare, King Lear
Tagged: shakespeare, Be yourself, Honesty, Truth
“Time travels at different speeds for different people. I can tell you who time strolls for, who it trots for, who it gallops for, and who it stops cold for.”
— William Shakespeare, As You Like It
Tagged: shakespeare, Time, differences
“It’s easy for someone to joke about scars if they’ve never been cut.”
— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Tagged: shakespeare, Scars, Pain, Jokes
“This above all: to thine own self be true.”
— William Shakespeare, Hamlet ( Folger Library Shakespeare)
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“I am one who loved not wisely but too well.”
— William Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Knickerbocker Classics)
Tagged: William Shakes, Shakes Quotes, love quotes
“If music be the food of love play on.”
— William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
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“Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.”
— William Shakespeare, Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)
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“We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our life is rounded with a sleep.”
— William Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Knickerbocker Classics)
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