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 To lapse in fulness Is sorer than to lie for need, and falsehood Is worse in kings than beggars. William Shakespeare kings lying needs Help, master, help! here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor man's right in the law; 'twill hardly come out. William Shakespeare law helping men When I have plucked the rose, I cannot give it vital growth again, It needs must wither. I'll smell it on the tree. William Shakespeare smell rose giving Dissembling courtesy! How fine this tyrant can trickle when she wounds! William Shakespeare courtesy tyrants kindness If thou art rich, thou art poor; for, like an ass, whose back with ingots bows, thou bearest thy heavy riches but a journey, and death unloads thee. William Shakespeare journey death art My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that color. William Shakespeare horse color purpose Then to Silvia let us sing that Silvia is excelling. She excels each mortal thing upon the dull earth dwelling. William Shakespeare excellence earth dwelling When workmen strive to do better than well, they do confound their skill in covetousness. William Shakespeare strive excellence skills A golden mind stoops not to shows of dross. William Shakespeare caskets golden mind I have a bone to pick with Fate William Shakespeare bones fate destiny How now, wit! Whither wander you? William Shakespeare wit wander spirit Report of fashions in proud Italy Whose manners still our tardy-apish nation Limps after in base imitation William Shakespeare imitation fashion proud A very honest woman but something given to lie William Shakespeare honest-woman honesty lying Honesty is not the best policy - merely the safest William Shakespeare policy honesty And makes me poor indeed. William Shakespeare poverty poor Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor William Shakespeare thanks poverty poor Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks William Shakespeare thanks poverty poor To saucy doubts and fears. William Shakespeare doubt-and-fear doubt Never, never, never, never, never! Pray you, undo this button. William Shakespeare buttons praying prayer Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other side William Shakespeare lady-macbeth ambition fall
