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Gods Quotes by William Shakespeare
- You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both.
- A rarer spirit never Did steer humanity; but you gods will give us Some faults to make us men.
- A woman is a dish for the gods, if the devil dress her not.
- The gods are deaf to hot and peevish vows. They are polluted off'rings, more abhorred! Than spotted livers in the sacrifice.
- If it be aught toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other, And I will look on both indifferently;…
- Now the good gods forbid That our renowned Rome, whose gratitude Towards her deserved children is enrolled In Jove's own book, like an unnatural dam…
- All gold and silver rather turn to dirt, An 'tis no better reckoned but of these Who worship dirty gods.
- As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport.
- Exceeds man's might: that dwells with the gods above.
- And when love speaks, the voice of all the gods makes Heaven drowsy with the harmony.
- For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel: Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! This was the most unkindest cut of all
- Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich, being poor; Most choice, forsaken; and most loved, despised! Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon: Be it…
- The voice of parents is the voice of gods, for to their children they are heaven's lieutenants.
- Look down you gods, and on this couple drop a blessed crown.
- Set honor in one eye and death i' the other And I will look on both indifferently; For let the gods so speed me as…
- You ever gentle gods, take mybreath from me; Let not my worser spirit tempt me again To die before you please!
More Gods Quotes
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
- The gods too are fond of a joke. — Aristotle
- All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of… — Charles A. Beard
- Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts. — Aeschylus
- Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime's length? — Aeschylus
- Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain? — Aeschylus
- Heathenism is a state of mind. You can take it that I'm referring to one who does not see his world. He… — David Bowie
- Two thousand years ago, we lived in a world of Gods and Goddesses. Today, we live in a world solely of Gods.… — Dan Brown
- When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I… — Leon Battista Alberti
- And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods. — Samuel Butler
- Even the most malignant gods would not continue to inflict life upon humanity, time without end. — Taylor Caldwell