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William Shakespeare Quotes about Character

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I say, without characters, fame lives long.

I say, without characters, fame lives long.

William Shakespeare
Character, Long, Long Life
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson (1808). “The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators”, p.82

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

In thy face I see the map of honour, truth and loyalty.

William Shakespeare
Loyalty, Truth, Character
William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.486

Do you set down your name in the scroll of youth, that are written down old with all the characters of age?

William Shakespeare
Time, Character, Names
William Shakespeare, Giorgio Melchiori (1989). “The Second Part of King Henry IV”, p.76, Cambridge University Press

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

William Shakespeare
Life, Character, Men
William Shakespeare (1855). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: With a Life of the Poet, and Notes, Original and Selected; Together with a Copious Glossary”, p.409

Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I ha' lost my reputation, I ha' lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial!

William Shakespeare
Character, Reputation, Lost
1603-4 Cassio to Iago. Othello, act 2, sc.3, l.256-8.

Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?

William Shakespeare
Character, Hands, Play
'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 1, l. 33

There is a kind of character in thy life, That to the observer doth thy history, fully unfold.

William Shakespeare
Character, Personality, Kind
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1805). “The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators”, p.315

One man in his time plays many parts.

William Shakespeare
Birthday, Character, Men
'As You Like It' (1599) act 2, sc. 7, l. 139

Men should be what they seem.

William Shakespeare
Inspirational, Character, Reflection
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes”, p.371

To wilful men, the injuries that they themselves procure must be their schoolmasters.

William Shakespeare
Wisdom, Character, Men
William Shakespeare (2001). “King Lear”, p.165, Classic Books Company

I am sure, Though you can guess what temperance should be, You know not what it is.

William Shakespeare
Character, Should, Temperance
William Shakespeare (2009). “Antony and Cleopatra”, p.94, Palgrave Macmillan

Most subject is the fattest soil to weeds.

William Shakespeare
Weed, Character, Soil
William Shakespeare, Thomas Bowdler (1849). “The Family Shakespeare: 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 Aloud in a Family”, p.420

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