Quotes by William Shakespeare

OH ROMEO. THOU ART ROMEO. WILL YOU MARRY ME. THOU ART ROMEO.

Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard,A serpent stung me; so the whole ear of DenmarkIs by a forged process of my deathRankly abused: but know, thou noble youth,The serpent that did sting thy fathers lifeNow wears his crown.

As I love the name of honour more than I fear death.

He was a man, take him for all in all,I shall not look upon his like again.

But if it be a sin to covet honour,I am the most offending soul alive.

Mine honor is my life; both grow in one.Take honor from me, and my life is done.

What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no.

Stars hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires: The eyes wink at the hand; yet let that be which the eye fears, when it is done, to see

Time shall unfold what pleated cunning hides: Who cover faults, at last shame them derides.

I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.

His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend. His backward voice is to utter foul speeches and to detract.

Come what come may, time and the hour run through the roughest day.

Young mens love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.

She gave me for my pains a world of sighs.

Finish, good lady; the bright day is done, And we are for the Dark. (Act 5, Scene 2)

Receive what cheer you may. The night is long that never finds the day.

The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we thank as love.

Nothing in his life became him like leaving it.

It would cost you a groaning to take off my edge.

Mistrust of good success hath done this deed.O hateful error, Melancholys child,Why dost thou show to the apt thoughts of menThe things that are not? O Error, soon concieved,Thou never comst unto a happy birth,But killst the mother that engendered thee.