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.
- Antony and Cleopatra (c. 1606), Act V, Scene II, spoken by CleopatraIn context
- Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act I, Scene I, spoken by MartiusIn context
- Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act III, Scene I, spoken by CoriolanusIn context
- Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act III, Scene I, spoken by SiciniusIn context
- Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act III, Scene I, spoken by MeneniusIn context
- Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act III, Scene II, spoken by VolumniaIn context
Anger’s my meat. I sup upon myself
And so shall starve with feeding.Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act IV, Scene II, spoken by VolumniaIn context- Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act V, Scene III, spoken by CoriolanusIn context
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.The Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act II, Scene II, spoken by PaulinaIn context- The Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act III, Scene II, spoken by PaulinaIn context
- The Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act IV, Scene III, spoken by AutolycusIn context
- The Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act IV, Scene III, spoken by AutolycusIn context
When you do dance, I wish you
A wave o’ th’ sea, that you might ever do
Nothing but thatThe Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act IV, Scene IV, spoken by FlorizelIn context- Richard II (c. 1595), Act I, Scene III, spoken by GauntIn context
- Richard II (c. 1595), Act II, Scene I, spoken by GauntIn context
