William Shakespeare

Too early seen unknown, and known too late!

— William Shakespeare

The hind that would be mated by the lion Must die for love.

— William Shakespeare

Beshrew the heart that makes my heart to groan.

— William Shakespeare

Who can be patient in extremes?

— William Shakespeare

[Thou] mad mustachio purple-hued maltworms!

— William Shakespeare

“Pray to the devils; the gods have given us over.”

— William Shakespeare

Ay, Much is the force of heaven-bred poesy.

— William Shakespeare

“Be not so long to speak; I long to die,”

— William Shakespeare

“Give me your hands, if we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends.”

— William Shakespeare

“You mar our labour: keep your cabins:you do assist the storm[...] What cares these roarers for the name of king?”

— William Shakespeare

The day shall not be up so soon as I, To try the fair adventure of tomorrow.

— William Shakespeare

This thing of darkness I acknowlege mine. There is nothing more confining than the prison we don't know we are in.

— William Shakespeare

O, she's warm! If this be magic, let it be an art Lawful as eating.

— William Shakespeare

I could be well content To entertain the lag-end of my life With quiet hours.

— William Shakespeare

Oppose not rage while rage is in its force, but give it way a while and let it waste.

— William Shakespeare

I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.

— William Shakespeare

The why is plain as way to parish church: He that a fool doth very wisely hit Doth very foolishly, although he…

— William Shakespeare

“All springs reduce their currents to mine eyes, That I, being governed by the watery moon, May send forth plenteous tears to…

— William Shakespeare

A substitute shines brightly as a king Until a king be by, and then his state Empties itself, as dot an inland…

— William Shakespeare

But thou art fair, and at thy birth, dear boy, Nature and Fortune join'd to make thee great: Of Nature's gifts thou…

— William Shakespeare

Princes have but their titles for their glories, An outward honor for an inward toil; And, for unfelt imaginations, They often feel…

— William Shakespeare

“With her? IAGO With her, on her, what you will. OTHELLO Lie with her! lie on her!—We say lie on her when…

— William Shakespeare

I crave fit disposition for my wife; Due reference of place, and exhibition; With such accommodation, and besort, As levels with her…

— William Shakespeare

Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep, perchance to dream—For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,When…

— William Shakespeare

“Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears; and sometimes…

— William Shakespeare

Then must you speak Of one that loved not wisely but too well, Of one not easily jealous but, being wrought, Perplexed…

— William Shakespeare

On your eyelids crown the god of sleep, Charming your blood with pleasing heaviness, Making such difference 'twixt wake and sleep As…

— William Shakespeare

When I have seen by Time's fell hand defaced The rich proud cost of outworn buried age; When sometime lofty towers I…

— William Shakespeare

Stay, my lord, And let your reason with your choler question What 'tis you go about: to climb steep hills Requires slow…

— William Shakespeare

“Others there are who, trimm'd in forms and visages of duty, keep yet their hearts attending on themselves, and, throwing but shows…

— William Shakespeare

“O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face! Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave? Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical! Dove-feather'd raven!…

— William Shakespeare

Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee. Heaven doth…

— William Shakespeare

Conceit in weakest bodies works the strongest.

— William Shakespeare

And what’s he then that says I play the villain?

— William Shakespeare

Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again.

— William Shakespeare

Thanks, sir; all the rest is mute.

— William Shakespeare

Opinion, a sovereign mistress of effects.

— William Shakespeare

Summer's lease hath all too short a date.

— William Shakespeare

In nature's infinite book of secrecy A little I can read.

— William Shakespeare

Two women placed together makes cold weather.

— William Shakespeare