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Quotes by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

Many strokes though with a little axe Hew down and fell the hardest-timberd oak.

Adversitys sweet milk philosophy.

For there was never yet philosopher That could endure the toothache patiently.

There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

There was never yet philosopher That could endure the toothache patiently.

A politician . . . one that would circumvent God.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Assume a virtue if you have it not.

The fault dear Brutus is not in our stars But in ourselves that we are underlings.

Now I am past all comforts here but prayer.

My words fly up my thoughts remain below Words without thoughts never to heaven go.

We do pray for mercy and that same prayer doth teach us all to render the deeds of mercy.

We ignorant of ourselves beg often our own harms which the wise powers deny us for our good.

Sermons in stones and good in every thing.

Modest doubt is calld The beacon of the wise.

He that doth the ravens feed. Yea providently caters for the sparrow. Be comfort to my age!

We cannot all be masters.

Every why hath a wherefore.

I have no other but a womans reason. I think him so because I think him so.