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William Shakespeare
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“To unpathed waters, undreamed shores.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Lord of thy presence and no land beside.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“And if his name be George, I 'll call him Peter; For new-made honour doth forget men's names.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“For he is but a bastard to the time That doth not smack of observation.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Sweet, sweet, sweet poison for the age's tooth.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“For courage mounteth with occasion.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“I would that I were low laid in my grave: I am not worth this coil that 's made for me.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Saint George, that swinged the dragon, and e'er since Sits on his horse back at mine hostess' door.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“He is the half part of a blessed man, Left to be finished by such as she; And she a fair divided excellence, Whose fulness of perfection lies in him.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Talks as familiarly of roaring lions As maids of thirteen do of puppy-dogs!”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Zounds! I was never so bethump'd with words Since I first call'd my brother's father dad.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“I will instruct my sorrows to be proud; For grief is proud, and makes his owner stoop.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Here I and sorrows sit; Here is my throne, bid kings come bow to it.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward! Thou little valiant, great in villany! Thou ever strong upon the stronger side! Thou Fortune's champion that dost never fight But when her humorous ladyship is by To teach thee safety.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame, And hang a calf's-skin on those recreant limbs.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“That no Italian priest Shall tithe or toll in our dominions.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“When Fortune means to men most good, She looks upon them with a threatening eye.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“And he that stands upon a slippery place. Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“How now, foolish rheum!”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“And oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“We cannot hold mortality's strong hand.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Make haste; the better foot before.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus, The whilst his iron did on the anvil cool, With open mouth swallowing a tailor's news.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Another lean unwashed artificer.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Make deeds ill done!”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Mocking the air with colours idly spread.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“'T is strange that death should sing. I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan, Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death, And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings His soul and body to their lasting rest.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Now my soul hath elbow-room.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“This England never did, nor never shall, Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but true.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Old John of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaster.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“In rage deaf as the sea, hasty as fire.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The daintiest last, to make the end most sweet.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Truth hath a quiet breast.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“O, who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast? Or wallow naked in December snow By thinking on fantastic summer's heat? O, no! the apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The tongues of dying men Enforce attention like deep harmony.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The setting sun, and music at the close, As the last taste of sweets, is sweetest last, Writ in remembrance more than things long past.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,-- This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The ripest fruit first falls.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Eating the bitter bread of banishment.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Fires the proud tops of the eastern pines.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm off from an anointed king.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“O, call back yesterday, bid time return!”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Let 's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“And nothing can we call our own but death And that small model of the barren earth Which serves as paste and cover to our bones. For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source