Famous Quotes from Shakespeare

To be, or not to be: that is the question. – Hamlet

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. – As You Like It

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind. – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

We are such stuff as dreams are made on. – The Tempest

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. – Romeo and Juliet

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. – Twelfth Night

This above all: to thine own self be true. – Hamlet

Though she be but little, she is fierce. – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The course of true love never did run smooth. – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. – Hamlet

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

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. – All’s Well That Ends Well

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. – Julius Caesar

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. – Hamlet

This is the very ecstasy of love. – Hamlet

The lady doth protest too much, methinks. – Hamlet

Brevity is the soul of wit. – Hamlet

Famous Quotes from Shakespeare part 2

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow. – Romeo and Juliet

I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety. – Henry V

While you live, tell the truth and shame the devil. – Henry IV, Part 1

What’s past is prologue. – The Tempest

All that glitters is not gold. – The Merchant of Venice

The better part of valor is discretion. – Henry IV, Part 1

The worst is not so long as we can say ‘This is the worst.’ – King Lear

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. – Twelfth Night

There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood leads on to fortune. – Julius Caesar

This is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. – Macbeth

How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child! – King Lear

The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven. – The Merchant of Venice

If music be the food of love, play on. – Twelfth Night

Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me. – Antony and Cleopatra

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. – All’s Well That Ends Well

The earth has music for those who listen. – The Merchant of Venice

Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day. – Macbeth

We know what we are, but know not what we may be. – Hamlet

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. – Romeo and Juliet

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

Expectation is the root of all heartache. – Much Ado About Nothing

O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! – Othello

All’s well that ends well. – All’s Well That Ends Well

The dog will have his day. – Hamlet

Listen to many, speak to a few. – Hamlet

There is no darkness but ignorance. – Twelfth Night

Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books. – Romeo and Juliet

This royal throne of kings, this scepter’d isle, this earth of majesty, this seat of Mars. – Richard II