William Shakespeare Quotes (page 3)

1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor
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“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”
VerifiedHenry IV, Part 2 (1597-8), King Henry, Act III, scene i. · evidenceRoyalty
“To be wise and love exceeds man's might.”
Wisdom
“Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.”
Ambition
“The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.”
Character
“Fearless minds climb soonest into crowns.”
Fear
“In time we hate that which we often fear.”
Fear
“Men's faults to themselves seldom appear.”
Faults
“Simply the thing I am shall make me live.”
Life and Living
“Every good servant does not all commands.”
Obedience
“I wasted time, and now time doth waste me.”
Age and Aging
“In a false quarrel there is no true valor.”
Argument
“He jests at scars that never felt a wound.”
Jokes and Jokers
“Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn.”
Faces
“I will praise any man that will praise me.”
Flattery
“One pain is lessened by another's anguish.”
Pain
“Who can be patient in extremes? [Henry Vi]”
Patience
“Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.”
Procrastination
“Virtue is bold and goodness never fearful.”
Risk
“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.”
Sin
“Nimble thought can jump both sea and land.”
Visualization
“To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer.”
Wives
“The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.”
Faces
“Love bears it out even to the edge of doom.”
Love
“Nature must obey necessity. [Julius Caesar]”
Necessity
“Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.”
Perfection
“Few love to hear the sins they love to act.”
Sin
“For nothing can seem foul to those that win.”
Cheating
“Sweets grown common lose their dear delight.”
Familiarity