William Shakespeare1564–1616The quotations of
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet
1564–1616
335 quotes, most often on Love, Life & Death and Good & Evil. Part of the Writers and Poets collections.
O time, thou must untangle this, not I,
It is too hard a knot for me t’untie!Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act II, Scene II, spoken by ViolaIn context- Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act II, Scene IV, spoken by DukeIn context
- Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act II, Scene IV, spoken by ViolaIn context
- Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act I, Scene I, spoken by LeonatoIn context
He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next block.
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act I, Scene I, spoken by BeatriceIn contextHe that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by BeatriceIn context- Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by Don PedroIn context
- Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by ClaudioIn context
Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by ClaudioIn contextNo, sure, my lord, my mother cried; but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by BeatriceIn context- Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene III, spoken by BalthasarIn context
A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene III, spoken by BenedickIn context- Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene II, spoken by BenedickIn context
To be a well-favoured man is the gift of Fortune; but to write and read comes by Nature.
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene III, spoken by DogberryIn context- Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene V, spoken by DogberryIn context
