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> [Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/life-is-as-tedious-as-twice-told-tale-vexing-the-dull-ear-of-a-drowsy/)

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

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> [Can I go forward when my heart is here? Turn back, dull earth, and find thy centre out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/can-i-go-forward-when-my-heart-is-here-turn-back-dull-earth-and-find/)

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

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> [The latter end of a fray, and the beginning of a feast, Fits a dull fighter, and a keen guest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/the-latter-end-of-a-fray-and-the-beginning-of-a-feast-fits-a-dull/)

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

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> [My dull brain was wrought with things forgotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/my-dull-brain-was-wrought-with-things-forgotten/)

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

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> [Like a dull actor now, I have forgot my part, and I am out, Even to a full disgrace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/like-a-dull-actor-now-i-have-forgot-my-part-and-i-am-out-even-to-a/)

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

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> [“How shall I abide In this dull world, which in thy absence is No better than a sty?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/how-shall-i-abide-in-this-dull-world-which-in-thy-absence-is-no/)

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

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> [You dull ass will not mend his pace with beating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/you-dull-ass-will-not-mend-his-pace-with-beating/)

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

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> [Nature, as it grows again toward earth, is fashioned for the journey, dull and heavy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/nature-as-it-grows-again-toward-earth-is-fashioned-for-the-journey/)

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

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> [Sweet recreation barred, what doth ensue but moody and dull melancholy, kinsman to grim and comfortless despair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/sweet-recreation-barred-what-doth-ensue-but-moody-and-dull-melancholy/)

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

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> [And when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And asleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/and-when-i-am-forgotten-as-i-shall-be-and-asleep-in-dull-cold-marble/)

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

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> [You must not think That we are made of stuff so fat and dull That we can let our beard be shook…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/you-must-not-think-that-we-are-made-of-stuff-so-fat-and-dull-that-we/)

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

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> [Then to Silvia let us sing that Silvia is excelling. She excels each mortal thing upon the dull earth dwelling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/then-to-silvia-let-us-sing-that-silvia-is-excelling-she-excels-each/)

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

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> [He's of the colour of the nutmeg. And of the heat of the ginger… he is pure air and fire; and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/he-s-of-the-colour-of-the-nutmeg-and-of-the-heat-of-the-ginger-he-is/)

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

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> [Hast any philosophy in thee shepherd? .• • • • . . . He that wants money, means and content, is without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/hast-any-philosophy-in-thee-shepherd-he-that-wants-money-means-and/)

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

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> [There's nothing in this world can make me joy: Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/there-s-nothing-in-this-world-can-make-me-joy-life-is-as-tedious-as-a/)

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

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> [Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs Piercing the night's dull ear; and from the tents The armorers accomplishing the knights,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/steed-threatens-steed-in-high-and-boastful-neighs-piercing-the-night/)

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

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> [Though now this grained face of mine be hid In sap-consuming winter's drizzled snow, And all the conduits of my blood froze…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/though-now-this-grained-face-of-mine-be-hid-in-sap-consuming-winter-s/)

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

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> [From camp to camp, through the foul womb of night, The hum of either army stilly sounds, That the fixed sentinels almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/from-camp-to-camp-through-the-foul-womb-of-night-the-hum-of-either/)

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

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## Other authors on Dull

## 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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