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Tales Quotes by William Shakespeare
- It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury; signifying nothing.
- An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
- There's nothing in this world can make me joy: Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man;…
- Delivers in such apt and gracious words that aged ears play truant at his tales; And younger hearings are quite ravished; So sweet and voluble…
- A sad tale's best for winter. I have one of sprites and goblins.
- In winter's tedious nights sit by the fire With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales Of woeful ages, long ago betid
- Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is…
- Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
- To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays…
- Your tale, sir, would cure deafness.
- So we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh at gilded butterflies.
- No, no, no, no! Come, let's away to prison: We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage: When thou dost ask me blessing,…
- Ay me! for aught that ever I could read, could ever hear by tale or history, the course of true love never did run smooth.
- Therefore I tell my sorrows to the stones; Who, though they cannot answer my distress, Yet in some sort they are better than the tribunes,…
- My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain. Perjury, perjury,…
- I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes like stars start from…
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