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William Shakespeare Quotes - Page 31

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Myself--a prince by fortune of my birth, Near to the king in blood, and near in love Till you did make him misinterpret me-- Have stooped my neck under your injuries And sighed my English breath in foreign clouds,

Myself--a prince by fortune of my birth, Near to the king in blood, and near in love Till you did make him misinterpret me-- Have stooped my neck under your injuries And sighed my English breath in foreign clouds, Eating the bitter bread of banishment, Whilst you have fed upon my signories, Disparked my parks and felled my forest woods, From my own windows torn my household coat, Rased out my imprese, leaving me no sign, Save men's opinions and my living blood, To show the world I am a gentleman.

William Shakespeare
Kings, Men, Blood
William Shakespeare, Charles R. Forker (2002). “King Richard II: Third Series”, p.311, Cengage Learning EMEA

Oft expectation fails, and most oft there where most it promises; and oft it hits where hope is coldest, and despair most fits.

William Shakespeare
Hope, Failure, Keeping Promises
William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.216

Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.

William Shakespeare
Stars, Halloween, Dark
William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1817). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Dr. Johnson, G. Steevens, and Others”, p.279

All pity choked with custom of fell deeds.

William Shakespeare
War, Deeds, Anarchy
William Shakespeare (1996). “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare”, p.597, Wordsworth Editions

Who alone suffers suffers most i' th' mind, Leaving free things and happy shows behind; But then the mind much sufferance doth o'erskip When grief hath mates, and bearing fellowship.

William Shakespeare
Grief, Leaving, Mind
William Shakespeare, George Steevens (1805). “The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers”, p.419

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

William Shakespeare
Memorable, Disease And Death, Political
'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 4, l. 90

What though care killed a cat, thou hast mettle enough in thee to kill care.

William Shakespeare
Courage, Cat, Care
'Much Ado About Nothing' (1598-9) act 5, sc. 1, l. [135]

Tell them, that, to ease them of their griefs, Their fear of hostile strokes, their aches, losses, Their pangs of love, with other incident throes That nature's fragile vessel doth sustain In life's uncertain voyage, I will some kindness do them.

William Shakespeare
Kindness, Grief, Loss
'Timon Of Athens' act 5, sc. 1, l. [203]

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

Is man no more than this? Consider him well. Thou ow'st the worm no silk, the beast no hide, the sheep no wool, the cat no perfume. Here's three on's are sophisticated. Thou art the thing itself; unaccommodated man is no more than such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art.

William Shakespeare
Art, Cat, Animal
William Shakespeare (2005). “The Tragedy of King Lear”, p.189, Cambridge University Press

I have not slept. Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream: The Genius and the mortal instruments Are then in council; and the state of man, Like to a little kingdom, suffers then The nature of an insurrection.

William Shakespeare
Dream, Men, Suffering
'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 2, sc. 1, l. 63

This look of thine will hurl my soul from heaven.

William Shakespeare
Heaven, Soul, Looks
'Othello' (1602-4) act 5, sc. 2, l. 271

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

William Shakespeare
Love, Life, Relationship
1595 Helena. A Midsummer Night's Dream, act1, sc.1, l.234-5.

If thou dost love, proclaim it faithfully.

William Shakespeare
Ifs

Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.

William Shakespeare
Weed, Smell, Lilies
Sonnet 94

I can express no kinder sign of love, than this kind kiss.

William Shakespeare
Love, Kissing, Kind
William Shakespeare (2013). “First Tetralogy In Plain and Simple English: Includes Henry VI Parts 1 - 3 & Richard III”, p.220, BookCaps Study Guides

The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, which hurts and is desired.

William Shakespeare
Hurt, Love You, Lovers
'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606-7) act 5, sc. 2, l. [296]

And all my mother came into mine eyes And gave me up to tears.

William Shakespeare
Mother, Eye, Tears
William Shakespeare (1995). “King Henry V: Third Series”, p.308, Cengage Learning EMEA

Officers, what offence have these men done? DOGBERRY Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly, they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have verified unjust things; and, to conclude, they are lying knaves.

William Shakespeare
Lying, Men, Done
1598 Dogberry to Don Pedro. Much Ado About Nothing, act 5, sc.1, l.208-12.

A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!

William Shakespeare
Horse, Memorable, Animal
'Richard III' (1591) act 5, sc. 4, l. 7

He that is proud eats up himself: pride is his own glass, his own trumpet, his own chronicle.

William Shakespeare
Pride, Glasses, Proud
1602 Agamemnon.Troilus and Cressida, act 2, sc.3, l.153-5.

And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence

William Shakespeare
Truth, Winning, Darkness
'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 3, l. 123

Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ’twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.

William Shakespeare
Character, Men, Jewels
'Othello' (1602-4) act 3, sc. 3, l. 155

Love for thy love , and hand for hand I give.

William Shakespeare
Love, Hands, Giving
William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.461

I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.

William Shakespeare
Dog, Moon, Rome
'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 4, sc. 3, l. 27

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