William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, who lived from 1564 to 1616. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Shakespeare wrote many famous and well-known tragedies, including “Hamlet”, “Othello”, “King Lear”, “Macbeth” and “Romeo and Juliet”.
This is a collection of quotes by William Shakespeare.
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A goodly apple rotten at the heart: O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath.William Shakespeare
An apple cleft in two is not more twin than these two creatures .William Shakespeare
And many strokes though with a little axe hew down and fell the hardest-timbered oak.William Shakespeare
And where the offence is, let the great axe fall.William Shakespeare
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.William Shakespeare
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.William Shakespeare
Better three hours too soon, than one minute too late.William Shakespeare
But words are words. I never yet did hearWilliam Shakespeare
That the bruised heart was pierced through the ear
Come not between the dragon, and his wrath.William Shakespeare
Source: King Lear
Flower of this purple dye,William Shakespeare
Hit with Cupid's archery,
Sink in apple of his eye.
Source: A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1590
Hell is empty and all the devils are here.William Shakespeare
If music be the food of love, play on.William Shakespeare
If music be the food of love; play on.William Shakespeare
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.William Shakespeare
More courtship lives in carrion flies than Romeo.William Shakespeare
Source: Romeo & Juliet
O excellent! I love long life better than figs.William Shakespeare
Parting is such sweet sorrow.William Shakespeare
The hind that would be mated by the lion must die for love.William Shakespeare
Source: All's Well That Ends Well
The readiness is all.William Shakespeare
Source: Hamlet
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.William Shakespeare
There's rosemary, that's for remembranceWilliam Shakespeare
Source: Hamlet
There's small choice in rotten apples.William Shakespeare
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.William Shakespeare
We came into the world like brother and brother,William Shakespeare
And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.William Shakespeare
