--- title: "7 Favors Quotes By William Shakespeare" description: "7 Favors quotes by William Shakespeare. Plus more from William Shakespeare and more Favors sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/william-shakespeare-4_court_poor-wretches-that-depend-on-greatness-f_1331793.jpg" --- > [Poor wretches that depend On greatness' favor, dream as I have done; Wake, and find nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/poor-wretches-that-depend-on-greatness-favor-dream-as-i-have-done/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/william-shakespeare-4_court_poor-wretches-that-depend-on-greatness-f_1331793.jpg) > [Many dream not to find, neither deserve, and yet are steeped in favors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/many-dream-not-to-find-neither-deserve-and-yet-are-steeped-in-favors/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/william-shakespeare-4_deserve_many-dream-not-to-find-neither-deserve-a_1911266.jpg) > [O, how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/o-how-wretched-is-that-poor-man-that-hangs-on-princes-favors/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/william-shakespeare-4_favors_o-how-wretched-is-that-poor-man-that-han_2558700.jpg) > [O how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes favors! There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/o-how-wretched-is-that-poor-man-that-hangs-on-princes-favors-there-is/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/william-shakespeare-4_aspect_o-how-wretched-is-that-poor-man-that-han_2562733.jpg) > [I thank you all and here dismiss you all, and to the love and favor of my country commit myself, my person,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/i-thank-you-all-and-here-dismiss-you-all-and-to-the-love-and-favor-of/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/william-shakespeare-4_4th-of-july_i-thank-you-all-and-here-dismiss-you-all_2711361.jpg) > [Vanity keeps persons in favor with themselves who are out of favor with all others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/vanity-keeps-persons-in-favor-with-themselves-who-are-out-of-favor/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba3/william-shakespeare-4_favor_vanity-keeps-persons-in-favor-with-thems_2931883.jpg) > [I'll be at charges for a looking-glass And entertain a score or two of tailors To study fashions to adorn my body:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/i-ll-be-at-charges-for-a-looking-glass-and-entertain-a-score-or-two/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/william-shakespeare-4_body_i-ll-be-at-charges-for-a-looking-glass-a_3031502.jpg) ## Other authors on Favors ## 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/favors/william-shakespeare/#itemlist", "name": "7 Favors Quotes By William Shakespeare", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Poor wretches that depend On greatness' favor, dream as I have done; Wake, and find nothing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Shakespeare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/poor-wretches-that-depend-on-greatness-favor-dream-as-i-have-done/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/william-shakespeare-4_court_poor-wretches-that-depend-on-greatness-f_1331793.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/william-shakespeare-4_court_poor-wretches-that-depend-on-greatness-f_1331793.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/william-shakespeare-4_court_poor-wretches-that-depend-on-greatness-f_1331793.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Poor wretches that depend On greatness' favor, dream as I have done; Wake, and find nothing.” — William Shakespeare", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Many dream not to find, neither deserve, and yet are steeped in favors.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Shakespeare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/many-dream-not-to-find-neither-deserve-and-yet-are-steeped-in-favors/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/william-shakespeare-4_deserve_many-dream-not-to-find-neither-deserve-a_1911266.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/william-shakespeare-4_deserve_many-dream-not-to-find-neither-deserve-a_1911266.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/william-shakespeare-4_deserve_many-dream-not-to-find-neither-deserve-a_1911266.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Many dream not to find, neither deserve, and yet are steeped in favors.” — William Shakespeare", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "O, how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Shakespeare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/o-how-wretched-is-that-poor-man-that-hangs-on-princes-favors/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/william-shakespeare-4_favors_o-how-wretched-is-that-poor-man-that-han_2558700.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/william-shakespeare-4_favors_o-how-wretched-is-that-poor-man-that-han_2558700.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/william-shakespeare-4_favors_o-how-wretched-is-that-poor-man-that-han_2558700.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“O, how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors.” — William Shakespeare", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "O how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes favors! 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