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 Like a dull actor now, I have forgot my part, and I am out, Even to a full disgrace. William Shakespeare actors acting dull A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry. But were we burd'ned with like weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain: So thou, that hast no unkind mate to grieve thee, With urging helpless patience wouldst relieve me; But if thou live to see like right bereft, This fool-begged patience in thee will be left. William Shakespeare adversity pain grieving He is the most wretched of men who has never felt adversity. William Shakespeare wretched adversity men Then know, that I have little wealth to lose. A man I am, crossed with adversity; My riches are these poor habiliments, Of which if you should here disfurnish me, You take the sum and substance that I have. William Shakespeare adversity substance men When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine again. William Shakespeare wise giving men Bosom upon my counsel; You'll find it wholesome. William Shakespeare bosoms advice Then let thy love be younger than thyself, Or thy affection cannot hold the bent. William Shakespeare bent affection love-is Affection faints not like a pale-faced coward, But then woos best when most his choice is froward. William Shakespeare affection coward choices Henceforth, I'll bear Affliction till it do cry out itself, 'Enough, enough, and die. William Shakespeare affliction cry bears Affliction may one day smile again; and till then, sit thee down, sorrow!. William Shakespeare affliction one-day sorrow Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious, Loyal and neutral, in a moment? No man. William Shakespeare lady-macbeth wise men 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. William Shakespeare sullen sad giving The benediction of these covering heavens Fall on their heads like dew, for they are worthy To inlay heaven with stars. William Shakespeare stars heaven fall Blind fear, that seeing reason leads, finds safer footing than blind reason stumbling without fear: to fear the worst oft cures the worse. William Shakespeare cures blind reason I will go wash; And when my face is fair, you shall perceive Whether I blush or no. William Shakespeare blushing perceive faces Tis gold Which buys admittance--oft it doth--yea, and makes Diana's rangers false themselves, yield up This deer to th' stand o' th' stealer: and 'tis gold Which makes the true man kill'd and saves the thief, Nay, sometimes hangs both thief and true man. William Shakespeare yield gold men What, shall one of us, That struck for the foremost man of all this world But for supporting robbers--shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honors For so much trash as may be grasped thus? William Shakespeare space honor men Who finds the heifer dead and bleeding fresh And sees fast-by a butcher with an axe, But will suspect 'twas he that made the slaughter? William Shakespeare butchers bleeding made No might nor greatness in mortality Can censure 'scape; back- wounding calumny The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue? William Shakespeare greatness strong kings Things past redress are now with me past care William Shakespeare caring acceptance past
