--- title: "9 Ease Quotes By William Shakespeare" description: "9 Ease quotes by William Shakespeare. Plus more from William Shakespeare and more Ease sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/william-shakespeare-4_atoms_it-is-as-easy-to-count-atomies-as-to-res_110023.jpg" --- > [It is as easy to count atomies as to resolve the propositions of a lover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/it-is-as-easy-to-count-atomies-as-to-resolve-the-propositions-of-a/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/william-shakespeare-4_atoms_it-is-as-easy-to-count-atomies-as-to-res_110023.jpg) > [Such men as he be never at heart's ease Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, And therefore are they very dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/such-men-as-he-be-never-at-heart-s-ease-whiles-they-behold-a-greater/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/william-shakespeare-4_dangerous_such-men-as-he-be-never-at-heart-s-ease_270934.jpg) > [Shall I not take mine ease in mine inn but I shall have my pocket picked?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/shall-i-not-take-mine-ease-in-mine-inn-but-i-shall-have-my-pocket/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/william-shakespeare-4_ease_shall-i-not-take-mine-ease-in-mine-inn-b_1536148.jpg) > [...Vaulted with such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds, To turn and wind a fiery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/vaulted-with-such-ease-into-his-seat-as-if-an-angel-dropp-d-down-from/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/william-shakespeare-4_angel_vaulted-with-such-ease-into-his-seat-as_2490709.jpg) > [Tell them, that, to ease them of their griefs, Their fear of hostile strokes, their aches, losses, Their pangs of love, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/tell-them-that-to-ease-them-of-their-griefs-their-fear-of-hostile/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/william-shakespeare-4_ache_tell-them-that-to-ease-them-of-their-gri_2714860.jpg) > [What infinite heart's-ease Must kings neglect that private men enjoy! And what have kings that privates have not too, Save ceremony, save…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/what-infinite-heart-s-ease-must-kings-neglect-that-private-men-enjoy/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/william-shakespeare-4_ceremony_what-infinite-heart-s-ease-must-kings-ne_1672595.jpg) > [When heaven doth weep, doth not the earth o'erflow? If the winds rage, doth not the sea wax mad, Threatening the welkin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/when-heaven-doth-weep-doth-not-the-earth-o-erflow-if-the-winds-rage/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/william-shakespeare-4_bigs_when-heaven-doth-weep-doth-not-the-earth_323434.jpg) > [O, but they say, the tongues of dying men enforce attention, like deep harmony: where words are scarce, they are seldom spent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/o-but-they-say-the-tongues-of-dying-men-enforce-attention-like-deep/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97a/william-shakespeare-4_attention_o-but-they-say-the-tongues-of-dying-men_3221774.jpg) > [He reads much; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays, As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/he-reads-much-he-is-a-great-observer-and-he-looks-quite-through-the/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04a/william-shakespeare-4_antony_he-reads-much-he-is-a-great-observer-and_562982.jpg) ## Other authors on Ease ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ease/william-shakespeare/#itemlist", "name": "9 Ease Quotes By William Shakespeare", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is as easy to count atomies as to resolve the propositions of a lover.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Shakespeare" 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