--- title: "4 Amen Quotes By William Shakespeare" description: "4 Amen quotes by William Shakespeare. Plus more from William Shakespeare and more Amen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/william-shakespeare-4_amen_let-me-say-amen-betimes-lest-the-devil-c_517527.jpg" --- > [Let me say amen betimes lest the devil cross my prayer, for here he comes in the likeness of a Jew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/let-me-say-amen-betimes-lest-the-devil-cross-my-prayer-for-here-he/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/william-shakespeare-4_amen_let-me-say-amen-betimes-lest-the-devil-c_517527.jpg) > [Abate the edge of traitors, gracious Lord, That would reduce these bloody days again And make poor England weep in streams of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/abate-the-edge-of-traitors-gracious-lord-that-would-reduce-these/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/william-shakespeare-4_amen_abate-the-edge-of-traitors-gracious-lord_1066855.jpg) > [“Amen, amen! but come what sorrow can, It cannot countervail the exchange of joy That one short minute gives me in her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/amen-amen-but-come-what-sorrow-can-it-cannot-countervail-the-exchange/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/william-shakespeare-4_joy_amen-amen-but-come-what-sorrow-can-it-ca_2007706.jpg) > [But wherefore could not I pronounce 'Amen'? I had most need of blessing, and 'Amen' Stuck in my throat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/but-wherefore-could-not-i-pronounce-amen-i-had-most-need-of-blessing/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/william-shakespeare-4_amen_but-wherefore-could-not-i-pronounce-amen_3182788.jpg) ## Other authors on Amen - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-luther-64750.jpg) Martin Luther 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amen/martin-luther/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shane-claiborne-84357.jpg) Shane Claiborne 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amen/shane-claiborne/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marianne-williamson-63745.jpg) Marianne Williamson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amen/marianne-williamson/) - [Ron Baratono 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amen/ron-baratono/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ethan-hawke-34046.jpg) Ethan Hawke 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amen/ethan-hawke/) - [Robert J. 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That's th' appliance only Which your disease requires.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/ask-god-for-temp-rance-that-s-th-appliance-only-which-your-disease/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) > [“Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou sleep’st so sound. Julius Caesar (2.1.248-251)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/thou-hast-no-figures-nor-no-fantasies-which-busy-care-draws-in-the/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) > [Truth needs no color; beauty, no pencil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/truth-needs-no-color-beauty-no-pencil/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) > [Have you not heard it said full oft, A woman's nay doth stand for naught?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/have-you-not-heard-it-said-full-oft-a-woman-s-nay-doth-stand-for/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) > [Omittance is no quittance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/omittance-is-no-quittance/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) > [“Yes, madam: yet I cannot choose but laugh, To think it should leave crying and say 'Ay.' And yet, I warrant, it had upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/yes-madam-yet-i-cannot-choose-but-laugh-to-think-it-should-leave/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) > [I take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/i-take-thee-at-thy-word-call-me-but-love-and-i-ll-be-new-baptized/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amen/william-shakespeare/#itemlist", "name": "4 Amen Quotes By William Shakespeare", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let me say amen betimes lest the devil cross my prayer, for here he comes in the likeness of a Jew.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Shakespeare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/let-me-say-amen-betimes-lest-the-devil-cross-my-prayer-for-here-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/william-shakespeare-4_amen_let-me-say-amen-betimes-lest-the-devil-c_517527.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/william-shakespeare-4_amen_let-me-say-amen-betimes-lest-the-devil-c_517527.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/william-shakespeare-4_amen_let-me-say-amen-betimes-lest-the-devil-c_517527.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Let me say amen betimes lest the devil cross my prayer, for here he comes in the likeness of a Jew.” — William Shakespeare", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Abate the edge of traitors, gracious Lord, That would reduce these bloody days again And make poor England weep in streams of blood! 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