Quotes about comedy
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A good old man, sir; he will be talking; as they say, ‘when the age is in, the wit is out.’
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene V, spoken by DogberryIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act V, Scene I, spoken by DogberryIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616As You Like It (c. 1599), Act III, Scene V, spoken by RosalindIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616As You Like It (c. 1599), Act V, Scene IV, spoken by TouchstoneIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616The 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.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by FalstaffIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act II, Scene IV, spoken by FalstaffIn context
I had rather be a kitten, and cry “mew”
Than one of these same metre ballad-mongersWilliam Shakespeare1564–1616Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act III, Scene I, spoken by HotspurIn context
William Shatnerborn 1931Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large (2011), with Chris Regan
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Love Among the Artists (1900)- George Bernard Shaw1856–1950The Doctor’s Dilemma (1911), Act I
No man can be a pure specialist without being in the strict sense an idiot.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Maxims for Revolutionists (1903), #41