Shakespeare Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

813 Shakespeare Quotes
“They say, best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad. -Measure for Measure. Act v. Sc. 1.”
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“What 's mine is yours, and what is yours is mine. -Measure for Measure. Act v. Sc. 1.”
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“The pleasing punishment that women bear. -The Comedy of Errors. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“A wretched soul, bruised with adversity. -The Comedy of Errors. Act ii. Sc. 1.”
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“Every why hath a wherefore. -The Comedy of Errors. Act ii. Sc. 2.”
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“Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast. -The Comedy of Errors. Act iii. Sc. 1.”
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“One Pinch, a hungry lean-faced villain, A mere anatomy. -The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1.”
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“A needy, hollow-eyed, sharp-looking wretch, A living-dead man. -The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1.”
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“Let 's go hand in hand, not one before another. -The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1.”
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“He hath indeed better bettered expectation. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“A very valiant trencher-man. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“What, my dear Lady Disdain! are you yet living? -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“There 's a skirmish of wit between them. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“The gentleman is not in your books. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“Shall I never see a bachelor of threescore again? -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“Benedick the married man. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“He is of a very melancholy disposition. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1.”
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“He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1.”
William Shakespeare Quotes
“As merry as the day is long. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1.”
William Shakespeare Quotes
“I have a good eye, uncle; I can see a church by day-light. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1.”
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“Speak low if you speak love. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1.”
William Shakespeare Quotes
“Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love: Therefore all hearts in love use their own tongues; Let every eye negotiate for itself And trust no agent. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1.”
William Shakespeare Quotes
“Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1.”
William Shakespeare Quotes
“Lie ten nights awake, carving the fashion of a new doublet. He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 3.”
William Shakespeare Quotes