William Shakespeare Quotes

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist.

Born: April 23, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon
Died: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon
 
 

“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
-William Shakespeare

“Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.”
-William Shakespeare

“An overflow of good converts to bad.”
-William Shakespeare

“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
-William Shakespeare

“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.”
-William Shakespeare

“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”
-William Shakespeare

“Boldness be my friend.”
-William Shakespeare

“Brevity is the soul of wit.”
-William Shakespeare

“But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes.”
-William Shakespeare

“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.”
-William Shakespeare

“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”
-William Shakespeare

“Farewell, fair cruelty.”
-William Shakespeare

“Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.”
-William Shakespeare

“Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.”
-William Shakespeare

“Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.”
-William Shakespeare

“Having nothing, nothing can he lose.”
-William Shakespeare

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
-William Shakespeare

“How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.”
-William Shakespeare

“I say there is no darkness but ignorance.”
-William Shakespeare

“I shall the effect of this good lesson keeps as watchman to my heart.”
-William Shakespeare

“I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.”
-William Shakespeare

“If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.”
-William Shakespeare

“Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.”
-William Shakespeare

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”
-William Shakespeare

“Listen to many, speak to a few.”
-William Shakespeare

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”
-William Shakespeare

“Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes.”
-William Shakespeare

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”
-William Shakespeare

“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
-William Shakespeare

“Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.”
-William Shakespeare

“Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
-William Shakespeare

“Poor and content is rich, and rich enough.”
-William Shakespeare

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
-William Shakespeare

“Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.”
-William Shakespeare

“Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.”
-William Shakespeare