Quotes By William Shakespeare

Expectation is the root of all heartache.

There was never yet fair woman but she made mouths in a glass.

I was adored once too.

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.

I may neither choose who I would, nor refuse who I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father.

If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, which hurts and is desired.

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

What's done can't be undone.

Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.

The wheel is come full circle.

Women may fall when there's no strength in men.

What, man, defy the devil. Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.

O God, O God, how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!

If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul.

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.

I shall the effect of this good lesson keeps as watchman to my heart.

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me.

Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear.

So foul and fair a day I have not seen.

Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes.