Blind Quote by William Shakespeare
“Prophet may you be! If I be false, or swerve a hair from truth, when time is old and hath forgot itself, when waterdrops have worn the stones of Troy, and blind oblivion swallowed cities up, and mighty states characterless are grated to dusty nothing, yet let memory, from false to false, among false maids in love, upbraid my falsehood!”
About This Quote
Source Play: Hamlet, Act I, Scene 5, 1603
The speaker implores honesty, fearing that falsehood will corrupt memory and love, and that time erodes truth and monuments alike.
In simple terms: Fear of lying corrupts memory and love.
Key Takeaway
Guard truth, cherish honesty.
Themes
honesty
memory
truth
love
time
Mood
reflective
melancholic
Type
literary
dramatic
When to use this quote
- personal relationships
- historical reflection
- self‑examination
Key Concepts
philosophy
ethics
temporal decay
Questions to Reflect On
- How does dishonesty affect personal memory?
- Can love survive falsehood?
