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title: "8 Art Thou Quotes By William Shakespeare"
description: "8 Art Thou quotes by William Shakespeare. Plus more from William Shakespeare and more Art Thou sayings from other authors."
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> [O Ceremony, show me but thy worth? What is thy soul of adoration? Art thou aught else but place, degree, and form,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/o-ceremony-show-me-but-thy-worth-what-is-thy-soul-of-adoration-art/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/romeo-romeo-wherefore-art-thou-romeo/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [Or art thou but / A dagger of the mind, a false creation, / Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/or-art-thou-but-a-dagger-of-the-mind-a-false-creation-proceeding-from/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/is-this-a-dagger-which-i-see-before-me-the-handle-toward-my-hand-come-2/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valour As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/art-thou-afeard-to-be-the-same-in-thine-own-act-and-valour-as-thou/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so long / To speak of that which gives thee all thy might?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/where-art-thou-muse-that-thou-forget-st-so-long-to-speak-of-that/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [Discuss unto me: art thou officer, Or art thou base, common, and popular?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/discuss-unto-me-art-thou-officer-or-art-thou-base-common-and-popular/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [“What man art thou that thus bescreen'd in night so stumblest on my counsel?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/what-man-art-thou-that-thus-bescreen-d-in-night-so-stumblest-on-my/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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## More by William Shakespeare

> [Let us kill all lawyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/let-us-kill-all-lawyers/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

> [A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/a-horse-a-horse-my-kingdom-for-a-horse/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

> [O tiger's heart wrapped in a woman's hide!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/o-tiger-s-heart-wrapped-in-a-woman-s-hide/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

> [Time hath not yet so dried this blood of mine, Nor age so eat up my invention, Nor fortune made such havoc of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/time-hath-not-yet-so-dried-this-blood-of-mine-nor-age-so-eat-up-my/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

> [Divers philosophers hold that the lips is parcel of the mouth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/divers-philosophers-hold-that-the-lips-is-parcel-of-the-mouth/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

> [Short time seems long in sorrow's sharp sustaining.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/short-time-seems-long-in-sorrow-s-sharp-sustaining/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

> [“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs; Being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; Being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/love-is-a-smoke-made-with-the-fume-of-sighs-being-purg-d-a-fire/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

> [I, measuring his affections by my own, Which then most sought where most might not be found, Being one too many by my weary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/i-measuring-his-affections-by-my-own-which-then-most-sought-where/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

> [Ask God for temp'rance. 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/)

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