Quotes by William Shakespeare

"When we are born, we cry, that we are come
To this great stage of fools."

"While thou livest keep a good tongue in thy head."

"You cram these words into mine ears against the stomach of my sense."

"Your face is a book, where men may read strange matters."

"For aught that I could ever read,
Could ever hear by tale or history,
The course of true love never did run smooth."
"A Midsummer Night's Dream", Act 1 scene 1

Lord, what fools these mortals be!
A Midsummer Night's Dream", Act 3 scene 2

"Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none."
"All's Well That Ends Well", Act 1 Scene 1

"No legacy is so rich as honesty."
"All's Well that Ends Well", Act 3 scene 5

Praising what is lost
Makes the remembrance dear.
"All's Well that Ends Well", Act 5 scene 3

My salad days,
When I was green in judgment.
"Antony and Cleopatra", Act 1 scene 5

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
Her infinite variety.
"Antony and Cleopatra", Act 2 scene 2

Small to greater matters must give way.
"Antony and Cleopatra", Act 2 scene 2

Since Cleopatra died,
I have liv'd in such dishonour that the gods
Detest my baseness.
"Antony and Cleopatra", Act 4 scene 14

I have
Immortal longings in me.
"Antony and Cleopatra", Act 5 scene 2

Hereafter, in a better world than this,
I shall desire more love and knowledge of you.
"As You Like It", Act 1 scene 2

The little foolery that wise men have makes a great show.
"As You Like It", Act 1 scene 2

I met a fool i' the forest,
A motley fool.
"As You Like It", Act 1 scene 7

True is it that we have seen better days.
"As You Like It", Act 1 scene 7

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...
"As You Like It", Act 2 scene 7

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
"As You Like It", Act 5 scene 1