William Shakespeare Quotes about Humanity
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Pope, George Steevens (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.284
A rarer spirit never Did steer humanity; but you gods will give us Some faults to make us men.
'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606-7) act 5, sc. 1, l. 31
'Henry IV, Part 1' (1597) act 4, sc. 2, l. [64]
'Hamlet' (1601) act 3, sc. 2, l. [19]
William Shakespeare (1996). “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare”, p.199, Wordsworth Editions
What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven?
William Shakespeare (1823). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings”, p.920
They told me I was everything. 'Tis a lie, I am not ague-proof.
'King Lear' (1605-6) act 4, sc. 6, l. [107]