Speak Quotes by William Shakespeare · Page 2

You speak an infinite deal of nothing.

— William Shakespeare

Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud.

— William Shakespeare

Speak on, but be not over-tedious.

— William Shakespeare

A heavier task could not have been impos'd, Than I to speak my griefs unspeakable.

— William Shakespeare

And when love speaks, the voice of all the gods makes Heaven drowsy with the harmony.

— William Shakespeare

Speak of me as I am. Nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice.

— William Shakespeare

Hear my soul speak. Of the very instant that I saw you, did my heart fly at your service

— William Shakespeare

Stones have been known to move and trees to speak.

— William Shakespeare

I speak of peace, while covert enmity under the smile of safety wounds the world

— William Shakespeare

Say as you think and speak it from your souls.

— William Shakespeare

“it is not enough to speak, but to speak true”

— William Shakespeare

Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so long / To speak of that which gives thee all thy might?

— William Shakespeare

And in some perfumes there is more delight than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear her…

— William Shakespeare

What should we speak of When we are old as you? when we shall hear The rain and wind beat dark December?…

— William Shakespeare

Lords, knights and gentlemen, what I should say My tears gainsay; for every word I speak, Ye see I drink the water…

— William Shakespeare

Either our history shall with full mouth Speak freely of our acts, or else our grave, Like Turkish mute, shall have a…

— William Shakespeare

The Dear father Would with his daughter speak, commands her service; Are they inform'd of this?

— William Shakespeare

What wouldst thou do, old man? Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak When power to flattery bows?

— William Shakespeare

Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out…

— William Shakespeare

Say she rail; why, I'll tell her plain She sings as sweetly as a nightingale. Say that she frown; I'll say she…

— William Shakespeare

My rage is gone, And I am struck with sorrow. Take him up. Help, three o' th' chiefest soldiers; I'll be one.…

— William Shakespeare

What the vengeance, could he not speak 'em fair?

— William Shakespeare

An honest man, sir, is able to speak for himself, when a knave is not.

— William Shakespeare

Guiltiness will speak, though tongues were out of use

— William Shakespeare

And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That…

— William Shakespeare

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto…

— William Shakespeare

Speak to me as to thy thinkings, As thou dost ruminate, and give thy worst of thoughts The worst of words.

— William Shakespeare

I can counterfeit the deep tragedian; Speak and look back, and pry on every side, Tremble and start, at wagging of a…

— William Shakespeare

He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth, he writes verses, he speaks holiday, he smells April and May.

— William Shakespeare

Lord Bacon told Sir Edward Coke when he was boasting, The less you speak of your greatness, the more shall I think…

— William Shakespeare

His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend. His backward voice is to utter foul speeches and to detract.

— William Shakespeare

What, gone without a word? Ay, so true love should do; it cannot speak, For truth hath better deeds than words to…

— William Shakespeare

O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head As is a winged messenger…

— William Shakespeare

Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounce it to you, trippingly on the tongue; but if you mouth it, as…

— William Shakespeare

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.

— William Shakespeare

What, can the devil speak true?

— William Shakespeare

“Nothing will come of nothing: speak again.”

— William Shakespeare

Speak low, if you speak love.

— William Shakespeare

Speak comfortable words.

— William Shakespeare

“I was born to speak all mirth and no matter.”

— William Shakespeare