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.
- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene II, spoken by HamletIn context
He was a man, take him for all in all,
I shall not look upon his like again.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene II, spoken by HamletIn context- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene II, spoken by HoratioIn context
- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene III, spoken by OpheliaIn context
- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene III, spoken by PoloniusIn context
Neither a borrower nor a lender be:
For loan oft loses both itself and friendHamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene III, spoken by PoloniusIn context- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene IV, spoken by HamletIn context
- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene IV, spoken by MarcellusIn context
- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene V, spoken by HamletIn context
The time is out of joint. O cursed spite,
That ever I was born to set it right.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, Scene V, spoken by HamletIn context- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act II, Scene II, spoken by PoloniusIn context
- Hamlet (c. 1600), Act II, Scene II, spoken by HamletIn context
The play’s the thing
Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act II, Scene II, spoken by HamletIn contextThe undiscover’d country, from whose bourn
No traveller returnsHamlet (c. 1600), Act III, Scene I, spoken by HamletIn contextMy words fly up, my thoughts remain below.
Words without thoughts never to heaven go.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act III, Scene III, spoken by KingIn context
