Shakespeare’s Iconic Quotes – Unforgettable Phrases That Transcend Time
To be or not to be, that is the question. – Hamlet
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. – All’s Well That Ends Well
The course of true love never did run smooth. – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
This above all: to thine own self be true. – Hamlet
Life’s but a walking shadow. – Macbeth
We are such stuff as dreams are made on. – The Tempest
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. – Julius Caesar
All the world’s a stage. – As You Like It
Cowards die many times before their deaths. – Julius Caesar
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind. – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. – Romeo and Juliet
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. – Julius Caesar
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. – Twelfth Night
Hell is empty and all the devils are here. – The Tempest
If music be the food of love, play on. – Twelfth Night
Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better. – Twelfth Night
The lady doth protest too much, methinks. – Hamlet
Though she be but little, she is fierce. – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
What’s past is prologue. – The Tempest
Shakespeare’s Iconic Quotes – Unforgettable Phrases That Transcend Time part 2
Neither a borrower nor a lender be. – Hamlet
Goodnight, goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow. – Romeo and Juliet
The empty vessel makes the loudest sound. – Henry V
Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast. – Romeo and Juliet
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. – As You Like It
Love is merely a madness. – As You Like It
The better part of valor is discretion. – Henry IV, Part 1
It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. – Macbeth
The quality of mercy is not strained. – The Merchant of Venice
Brevity is the soul of wit. – Hamlet
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions. – Hamlet
Give me my Romeo, and, when he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars. – Romeo and Juliet
This is the excellent foppery of the world. – King Lear
What’s done cannot be undone. – Macbeth
If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended. – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds. – Sonnet 116
The love of heaven makes one heavenly. – Love’s Labour’s Lost
We know what we are, but know not what we may be. – Hamlet
Nothing will come of nothing. – King Lear
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. – All’s Well That Ends Well
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. – Measure for Measure
The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness. – Henry V
There is no darkness but ignorance. – Twelfth Night
My love is thine to teach. Teach it but how, and thou shalt see how apt it is to learn. – Two Gentlemen of Verona
All the world’s a page, and all the men and women merely characters. – As You Like It
I would give all my fame for a pot of ale. – Henry V