William Shakespeare
But we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts; whereof I take this that you call love to bea sect or scion.... It is merely a lust of the blood and a permission of the will.Collection: Blood
Don Pedro - (...)'In time the savage bull doth bear the yoke.' Benedick - The savage bull may, but if ever the sensible Benedick bear it, pluck off the bull's horns and set them in my forehead, and let me be vildly painted; and in such great letters as they writes, 'Here is good horse for hire', let them signify under my sign, 'Here you may see Benedick the married man.Collection: Horse
Ere I could make thee open thy white hand, and clap thyself my love; then didst thou utter, I am your's for ever!Collection: Love You
Forever, and forever, farewell, Cassius! If we do meet again, why, we shall smile; If not, why then this parting was well made.Collection: Retirement
To move is to stir, and to be valiant is to stand; therefore, if tou art mov'd, thou runst away. (To be angry is to move, to be brave is to stand still. Therefore, if you're angry, you'll run away.)Collection: Running
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. The game's afoot; Follow your spirit: and upon this charge, Cry — God for Harry! England and Saint George!Collection: Saint George
What is done cannot be now amended.Collection: Done
Rude am I in my speech, And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace.Collection: Blessed
The pow'r that I have on you is to spare you; The malice towards you to forgive you.Collection: Forgiving
I hold it cowardice To rest mistrustful where a noble heart Hath pawned an open hand in sign of love.Collection: Heart
You are not worth the dust which the rude wind Blows in your face.Collection: Blow
They that have voice of lions and act of hares,--are they not monsters?Collection: Voice
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.Collection: Jade
The teeming Autumn big with rich increase, bearing the wanton burden of the prime like widowed wombs after their lords decease.Collection: Autumn
Ingratitude is monstrous; and for the multitude to be ingrateful were to make a monster of the multitude; of which we being members, should bring ourselves to be monstrous members.Collection: Monsters
He that has a house to put's head in has a good head-piece.Collection: Party
But love is blind and lovers cannot seeCollection: Love
Who seeks, and will not take, when once 'tis offer'd, Shall never find it more.Collection: Inspirational
Boundless intemperance In nature is a tyranny. It hath been Th' untimely emptying of the happy throne And fall of many kings.Collection: Kings
For a quart of ale is a dish for a king.Collection: Kings
Love like a shadow flies when substance love pursues Pursuing that that flies, and flying what pursues.Collection: Flying
The loyalty, well held to fools, does make Our faith mere folly.Collection: Loyalty
I say, without characters, fame lives long.Collection: Character
Look, how this ring encompasseth thy finger, Even so thy breast encloseth my poor heart; Wear both of them, for both of them are thine.Collection: Heart
Come away, come away, Death, And in sad cypress let me be laid; Fly away, fly away, breath, I am slain by a fair cruel maid. My shroud of white stuck all with yew, O prepare it! My part of death no one so true did share it. Not a flower, not a flower sweet, On my black coffin let there be strewn: Not a friend, not a friend greet My poor corpse, where my bones shall be thrown. A thousand thousand sighs to save, lay me O where Sad true lover never find my grave, to weep there!Collection: Sweet
I will not be sworn but love may transform me to an oysterCollection: Love You
Lovers and madmen have such seething brains Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend More than cool reason ever comprehends.Collection: Brain
Conscience doth make cowards of us all.Collection: Truth
Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.Collection: Thanksgiving
A young man married is a man that's marred.Collection: Love
O for a horse with wings!Collection: Horse
These violent delights have violent ends.Collection: Friendship
A very scurvy fellow.Collection: Sassy
Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!Collection: Love
I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was.Collection: Dream
Love runs away from those chasing her, and those who run away, she throws herself on his neck.Collection: Running
To weep is to make less the depth of grief.Collection: Broken Heart
Frame your mind to mirth and merriment which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life.Collection: Wine
Let gentleness my strong enforcement be.Collection: Strong
A light heart lives long.Collection: Inspirational