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.'

The weight of this sad time we must obey; / Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. William Shakespeare
Self-love, my liege, is not so vile as self-neglecting. William Shakespeare
Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better. William Shakespeare
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. William Shakespeare
My love is as a fever, longing still. William Shakespeare
And do as adversaries do in law, / Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. William Shakespeare
Against love's fire fear`s frost hath dissolution William Shakespeare
Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured. William Shakespeare
Though this be madness, yet there is method in't. William Shakespeare
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. William Shakespeare
Now it is the time of night / That the graves, all gaping wide / Every one lets forth his sprite, / In the church-way paths to glide. William Shakespeare
Confusion now hath made his masterpiece. William Shakespeare
From women's eyes this doctrine I derive: They sparkle still the right Promethean fire; They are the books, the arts, the academes, That show, contain and nourish all the world. William Shakespeare
Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition; / By that sin fell the angels. William Shakespeare
Your wit's too hot, it speeds too fast, 'twill tire. William Shakespeare
Good company, good wine, good welcome make good people. William Shakespeare
Sit down and feed, and welcome to our table. William Shakespeare
Welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing. William Shakespeare
No legacy is so rich as honesty. William Shakespeare