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.
No sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir.
Romeo and Juliet (c. 1595), Act I, Scene I, spoken by SampsonIn contextI will roar you as gently as any sucking dove; I will roar you an ’twere any nightingale.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595), Act I, Scene II, spoken by BottomIn context- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595), Act III, Scene II, spoken by PuckIn context
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by BottomIn context
- The Tempest (c. 1611), Act II, Scene II, spoken by TrinculoIn context
- Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act I, Scene V, spoken by ClownIn 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
A good old man, sir; he will be talking; as they say, ‘when the age is in, the wit is out.’
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene V, spoken by DogberryIn context- Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act V, Scene I, spoken by DogberryIn context
- As You Like It (c. 1599), Act V, Scene IV, spoken by TouchstoneIn context
- The Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act IV, Scene III, spoken by AutolycusIn context
Hal, ’tis my vocation, Hal, ’tis no sin for a man to labour in his vocation.
Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by FalstaffIn context- Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act II, Scene IV, spoken by FalstaffIn context
