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280 Great Quotes By William Shakespeare That Will Make You Fall In Love With Life All Over Again

Famous As: English Playwright & Poet Who is Regarded as the Greatest Writer in the English Language
Born On: April 26, 1564
Died On: April 23, 1616
Born In: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Died At Age: 51

Widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, also considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Remembered as the "Bard of Avon”, he left behind a rich literary legacy consisting of several poems, sonnets, and plays. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and have maintained their popularity over the past several centuries. His comedies, tragedies, and histories are considered some of the finest works in the English language. Even today, his plays remain highly popular and have been repeatedly adapted and rediscovered by new literary and performance movements. Loved all over the world, his works are often reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts. The rich legacy this great writer left behind includes some highly meaningful quotes that are sure to make you ponder. This collection of quotes by William Shakespeare is sure to make you laugh, cry, and view life with a new perspective!

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The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

William Shakespeare
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

William Shakespeare
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

William Shakespeare
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

William Shakespeare
No legacy is so rich as honesty.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

William Shakespeare
When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.

William Shakespeare
God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

William Shakespeare
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare
If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?

If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?

William Shakespeare

There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.

William Shakespeare
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

William Shakespeare
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

William Shakespeare
This above all; to thine own self be true.

This above all; to thine own self be true.

William Shakespeare
It is a wise father that knows his own child.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

William Shakespeare
I say there is no darkness but ignorance.

I say there is no darkness but ignorance.

William Shakespeare
Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

William Shakespeare
Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.

Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.

William Shakespeare

This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

William Shakespeare
The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

William Shakespeare
My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy.

My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy.

William Shakespeare
Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent.

Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent.

William Shakespeare
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

William Shakespeare
Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end.

Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end.

William Shakespeare
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

William Shakespeare
Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

William Shakespeare
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.

William Shakespeare
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

William Shakespeare
I must be cruel, only to be kind.

I must be cruel, only to be kind.

William Shakespeare
To be, or not to be, that is the question.

To be, or not to be, that is the question.

William Shakespeare