A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
William Shakespeare
A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.
William Shakespeare
A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.
William Shakespeare
Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.
William Shakespeare
Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!
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, his acts being seven ages.
William Shakespeare
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
William Shakespeare
An overflow of good converts to bad.
William Shakespeare
And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
William Shakespeare
And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.
William Shakespeare
As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport.
William Shakespeare
As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
William Shakespeare
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
William Shakespeare
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
William Shakespeare
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
William Shakespeare
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
William Shakespeare
Boldness be my friend.
William Shakespeare
Brevity is the soul of wit.
William Shakespeare
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
William Shakespeare
But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.
William Shakespeare
By that sin fell the angels.
William Shakespeare
Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked; and either may be wrong.
William Shakespeare
Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.
William Shakespeare
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
William Shakespeare
Death is a fearful thing.
William Shakespeare
Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.
William Shakespeare
Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.
William Shakespeare
Exceeds man's might: that dwells with the gods above.
William Shakespeare
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
William Shakespeare
Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.
William Shakespeare
False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
William Shakespeare
Farewell, fair cruelty.
William Shakespeare
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.
William Shakespeare
For I can raise no money by vile means.
William Shakespeare
For my part, it was Greek to me.
William Shakespeare
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
William Shakespeare
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
William Shakespeare
Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.
William Shakespeare
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
William Shakespeare
Go to you bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.
William Shakespeare
