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Brevity is the soul of wit
William Shakespeare1564–1616Hamlet (c. 1600), Act II, Scene II, spoken by PoloniusIn context
- Wisdom
But those that understood him smil’d at one another and shook their heads; but for mine own part, it was Greek to me.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Julius Caesar (1599), Act I, Scene II, spoken by CascaIn context
- Knowledge
You taught me language, and my profit on ’t
Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you,
For learning me your language!
William Shakespeare1564–1616The Tempest (c. 1611), Act I, Scene II, spoken by CalibanIn context
- Education
Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them they are not worth the search.
William Shakespeare1564–1616The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene I, spoken by BassanioIn context
- Clever Jabs
Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by ClaudioIn context
- Happiness
Your “if” is the only peacemaker; much virtue in “if.”
William Shakespeare1564–1616As You Like It (c. 1599), Act V, Scene IV, spoken by TouchstoneIn context
- Comedy
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Richard III (c. 1593), Act IV, Scene IV, spoken by Queen ElizabethIn context
- Truth & Lies
Action is eloquence
William Shakespeare1564–1616Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act III, Scene II, spoken by VolumniaIn context
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
William Shakespeare1564–1616The Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act II, Scene II, spoken by PaulinaIn context
They say the tongues of dying men
Enforce attention like deep harmony.
Where words are scarce, they are seldom spent in vain
William Shakespeare1564–1616Richard II (c. 1595), Act II, Scene I, spoken by GauntIn context
- Life & Death
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950
- Debate
- Thinking
A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950
- Debate
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Pygmalion (1912), Preface to PygmalionIn context
- Education
It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Pygmalion (1912), Preface to PygmalionIn context
I don’t want to talk grammar. I want to talk like a lady.
George Bernard Shaw1856–1950Pygmalion (1912), Act II, spoken by LizaIn context