--- title: "5 Knives Quotes By William Shakespeare" description: "5 Knives quotes by William Shakespeare. Plus more from William Shakespeare and more Knives sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/william-shakespeare-4_cheese_like-a-man-made-after-supper-of-a-cheese_511024.jpg" --- > [Like a man made after supper of a cheese-paring: when a' was naked, he was, for all the world, like a forked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/like-a-man-made-after-supper-of-a-cheese-paring-when-a-was-naked-he/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/william-shakespeare-4_cheese_like-a-man-made-after-supper-of-a-cheese_511024.jpg) > [Take heed, dear heart, of this large privilege; The hardest knife ill-used doth lose his edge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/take-heed-dear-heart-of-this-large-privilege-the-hardest-knife-ill/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/william-shakespeare-4_art_take-heed-dear-heart-of-this-large-privi_658254.jpg) > [Hadst thou no poison mixed, no sharp-ground knife, No sudden mean of death, though ne'er so mean, But 'banished' to kill me--'banished'?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/hadst-thou-no-poison-mixed-no-sharp-ground-knife-no-sudden-mean-of/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/william-shakespeare-4_banishment_hadst-thou-no-poison-mixed-no-sharp-grou_1822206.jpg) > [Against my will I am sent to bid you come in to dinner. BENEDICK Fair Beatrice, I thank you for your pains.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/against-my-will-i-am-sent-to-bid-you-come-in-to-dinner-benedick-fair/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/william-shakespeare-4_benedick_against-my-will-i-am-sent-to-bid-you-com_1848269.jpg) > [Away, you cut-purse rascal! you filthy bung, away! By this wine, I'll thrust my knife in your mouldy chaps, an you play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/away-you-cut-purse-rascal-you-filthy-bung-away-by-this-wine-i-ll/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/william-shakespeare-4_ale_away-you-cut-purse-rascal-you-filthy-bun_2826456.jpg) ## Other authors on Knives ## 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/knives/william-shakespeare/#itemlist", "name": "5 Knives Quotes By William Shakespeare", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Like a man made after supper of a cheese-paring: when a' was naked, he was, for all the world, like a forked radish, with a head fantastically carved upon it with a knife.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Shakespeare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/like-a-man-made-after-supper-of-a-cheese-paring-when-a-was-naked-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/william-shakespeare-4_cheese_like-a-man-made-after-supper-of-a-cheese_511024.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/william-shakespeare-4_cheese_like-a-man-made-after-supper-of-a-cheese_511024.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/william-shakespeare-4_cheese_like-a-man-made-after-supper-of-a-cheese_511024.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Like a man made after supper of a cheese-paring: when a' was naked, he was, for all the world, like a forked…” — William Shakespeare", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Take heed, dear heart, of this large privilege; The hardest knife ill-used doth lose his edge.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Shakespeare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/take-heed-dear-heart-of-this-large-privilege-the-hardest-knife-ill/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/william-shakespeare-4_art_take-heed-dear-heart-of-this-large-privi_658254.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/william-shakespeare-4_art_take-heed-dear-heart-of-this-large-privi_658254.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/william-shakespeare-4_art_take-heed-dear-heart-of-this-large-privi_658254.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Take heed, dear heart, of this large privilege; The hardest knife ill-used doth lose his edge.” — William Shakespeare", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hadst thou no poison mixed, no sharp-ground knife, No sudden mean of death, though ne'er so mean, But 'banished' to kill me--'banished'? 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