William Shakespeare Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old William Shakespeare quotes, William Shakespeare sayings, and William Shakespeare proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. William Shakespeare
And though she be but little, she is fierce. William Shakespeare
The moon's an arrant thief, / And her pale fire she snatches from the sun. William Shakespeare
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. William Shakespeare
Love looks not with eyes, but with the mind. William Shakespeare
They do not love that do not show their love. The course of true love never did run smooth. Love is familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love. William Shakespeare
All the world’s a stage, / And all the men and women merely players; / They have their exits and their entrances, / And one man in his time plays many parts. William Shakespeare
Journeys end in lovers meeting. William Shakespeare
Journeys end in lovers meeting. William Shakespeare
Summer's lease hath all too short a date. William Shakespeare
Summer’s lease hath all too short a date. William Shakespeare
Oh, I am fortune's fool! William Shakespeare
Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems. William Shakespeare
Then, a soldier, / Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, / Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel / Seeking the bubble reputation / Even in the cannon's mouth. William Shakespeare
Farewell!-God knows when we shall meet again. William Shakespeare
The crickets sing, and man's o'er-labour'd sense / Repairs itself by rest. William Shakespeare
I will make thee think thy swan a crow. William Shakespeare
There is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is. William Shakespeare
Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it. William Shakespeare
Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast. William Shakespeare
How like a winter hath my absence been, / From Thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year. William Shakespeare
When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools. William Shakespeare
Thus we play the fools with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us. William Shakespeare
Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits. William Shakespeare
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare
God give them wisdom that have it; and those that are tools, let them use their talents. William Shakespeare
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. William Shakespeare
What fates impose, that men must needs abide; it boots not to resist both wind and tide. William Shakespeare
O, what a world of vile ill-favoured faults / Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year! William Shakespeare
You come most carefully upon your hour. William Shakespeare