A college of wit-crackers cannot flout me out of my humor. Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram? William Shakespeare More Quotes by William Shakespeare More Quotes From William Shakespeare Give me to drink mandragora. William Shakespeare forgetfulness drink giving And why not death rather than living torment? To die is to be banish'd from myself; And Silvia is myself: banish'd from her Is self from self: a deadly banishment! William Shakespeare banishment why-not self And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day. William Shakespeare army military thinking Haply for I am black, And have not those soft parts of conversation That chamberers have; or for I am declined Into the vale of years—yet that’s not much— She’s gone. I am abused, and my relief Must be to loathe her. O curse of marriage, That we can call these delicate creatures ours And not their appetites! I had rather be a toad And live upon the vapor of a dungeon Than keep a corner in the thing I love For others’ uses. Yet ’tis the plague of great ones; Prerogatived are they less than the base. ’Tis destiny unshunnable, like death. William Shakespeare destiny black years I cannot tell what you and other men William Shakespeare men life thinking But shall we wear these glories for a day? Or shall they last, and we rejoice in them? William Shakespeare rejoice lasts glory A thousand kisses buys my heart from me; William Shakespeare kissing heart pay No, by my soul, I never in my life William Shakespeare brother challenges exercise I had rather eleven died nobly for their country than one voluptuously surfeit out of action. William Shakespeare eleven action country I kissed thee ere I killed thee. No way but this, Killing myself, to die upon a kiss. William Shakespeare kissing killing way Tell me, daughter Juliet, How stands your dispositions to be married" It is an honor that I dream not of William Shakespeare daughter honor dream Captain of our fairy band, Helena is here at hand, And the youth, mistook by me, Pleading for a lover's fee. Shall we their fond pageant see? Lord, what fools these mortals be! William Shakespeare captains fool hands And worse I may be yet: the worst is not So long as we can say 'This is the worst. William Shakespeare worst may long I'll be supposed upon a book, his face is the worst thing about him. William Shakespeare measure-for-measure faces book The very instant I saw you, did My heart fly to your service; there resides To make me slave to it. ...mine unworthiness, that dare not offer What I desire to give, and much less take What I shall die to want. William Shakespeare desire heart giving Where souls do couch on flowers we'll hand in hand. William Shakespeare flower soul hands Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter. William Shakespeare speak grace memorable Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither. Ripeness is all. William Shakespeare men life death No longer mourn for me when I am dead than you shall hear the surly sullen bell give warning to the world that I am fled from this vile world with vilest worms to dwell: nay, if you read this line, remember not the hand that writ it, for I love you so, that I in your sweet thoughts would be forgot, if thinking on me then should make you woe. O! if, I say, you look upon this verse when I perhaps compounded am with clay, do not so much as my poor name rehearse; but let your love even with my life decay; lest the wise world should look into your moan, and mock you with me after I am gone. William Shakespeare wise love-you sweet I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. William Shakespeare ambitious imagination giving
