Quotes from William Shakespeare

And my ending is despair,Unless I be reliev'd by prayer,Which pierces so that it assaultsMercy itself and frees all faults.

My crown is in my heart, not on my head;Not deck'd with diamonds and Indian stones,Nor to be seen: my crown is call'd content;A crown it is that seldom kings enjoy.

One that was a woman, sir; but, rest her soul, she's dead.

He will to his Egyptian dish again.

Shall I never see a bachelor of threescore again?

O! that way madness lies; let me shun that.

This is a way to kill a wife with kindness.

The force of his own merit makes his way.

In law, what plea so tainted and corruptBut, being season'd with a gracious voice,Obscures the show of evil?

Nature does require Her time of preservation, which perforce I her frail son amongst my brethren mortal Must give my attendance to.

Sits the wind in that corner?

Laugh yourselves into stitches.

If ladies be but young and fair,They have the gift to know it.

The memory be green.

God defend the right!

Were it goodTo set the exact wealth of all our statesAll at one cast? to set so rich a mainOn the nice hazard of one doubtful hour?

The chameleon's dish: I eat the air, promisecrammed; you cannot feed capons so.

Why may not that be the skull of a lawyer? Where be his quiddities now, his quillets, his cases, his tenures, and his tricks?

Bless thee, Bottom! bless thee! thou art translated.

O world! world! world! thus is the poor agent despised.

I'll put a girdle round about the earthIn forty minutes.

A king of shreds and patches.

The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of Apollo.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.