William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare: He was a...

William Shakespeare: He was a...

He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one;
Exceeding wise, fair-spoken and persuading:
Lofty and sour to them...

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William Shakespeare: He was a...

William Shakespeare: He was a...

He was a man
Of an unbounded stomach.


Source: Henry VIII, IV. ii. (33).
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William Shakespeare: Men prize the...

William Shakespeare: Men prize the...

Men prize the thing ungained more than it is.

Source: King Henry VIII.
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William Shakespeare: Men's evil manners...

William Shakespeare: Men's evil manners...

Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues
We write in water.


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William Shakespeare: I have touched...

William Shakespeare: I have touched...

I have touched the highest point of all my greatness, and from that full meridian of my glory I haste now to my...

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William Shakespeare: I swear 'tis...

William Shakespeare: I swear 'tis...

I swear 'tis better to be lowly born,
And range with humble livers in content,
Than to be perked up in a...

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William Shakespeare: Some come to...

William Shakespeare: Some come to...

Some come to take their ease
And sleep an act or two.


Source: Henry VIII,...

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William Shakespeare: Orpheus with his...

William Shakespeare: Orpheus with his...

Orpheus with his lute made trees,
And the mountain tops that freeze,
Bow themselves when he did...

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William Shakespeare: Had I but...

William Shakespeare: Had I but...

Had I but served my God with half the zeal
I served my King, He would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine...

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William Shakespeare: Heat not a...

William Shakespeare: Heat not a...

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

Source: Henry...

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William Shakespeare: We know what...

William Shakespeare: We know what...

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

Source: Hamlet, IV. v....

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William Shakespeare: To be, or...

William Shakespeare: To be, or...

To be, or not to be - that is the question;
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of...

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William Shakespeare: A hit, a...

William Shakespeare: A hit, a...

A hit, a very palpable hit.

Source: Hamlet, V. ii. (295).
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William Shakespeare: Neither a borrower...

William Shakespeare: Neither a borrower...

Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of...

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William Shakespeare: This above all:...

William Shakespeare: This above all:...

This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to...

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William Shakespeare: Doubt thou the...

William Shakespeare: Doubt thou the...

Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I...

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William Shakespeare: My words fly...

William Shakespeare: My words fly...

My words fly up, my thoughts remain below:
Words without thoughts never to heaven go.


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William Shakespeare: Suit the action...

William Shakespeare: Suit the action...

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

Source: Hamlet, III:2
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William Shakespeare: By indirections find...

William Shakespeare: By indirections find...

By indirections find directions out.

Source: Hamlet, II. i. (66).
-- William...

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William Shakespeare: Give every man...

William Shakespeare: Give every man...

Give every man your ear, but few thy voice. Take each man's censure, but reserve thy...

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