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 A fellow by the hand of nature mark'd, Quoted, and sign'd, to do a deed of shame. William Shakespeare shame deeds hands How sometimes nature will betray its folly, Its tenderness, and make itself a pastime To harder bosoms! William Shakespeare weakness nature sometimes All gold and silver rather turn to dirt, An 'tis no better reckoned but of these Who worship dirty gods. William Shakespeare gold worship dirty Two starving men cannot be twice as hungry as one; but two rascals can be ten times as vicious as one. William Shakespeare wickedness men two Give me a bowl of wine. I have not that alacrity of spirit Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. William Shakespeare wine cheer giving Of all complexions the culled sovereignty Do meet, as at a fair, in her fair cheek, Where several worthies make one dignity, Where nothing wants that want itself doth seek. William Shakespeare sovereignty dignity want Should all despair That have revolted wives, the tenth of mankind Would hang themselves. William Shakespeare despair wife should Why, universal plodding poisons up The nimble spirits in the arteries, As motion and long-during action tires The sinewy vigor of the traveller. William Shakespeare poison work long Promising is the very air o' the time; it opens the eyes of expectation. William Shakespeare eye expectations air To stand against the deep dread-bolted thunder, In the most terrible and nimble stroke Of quick, cross lightning. William Shakespeare thunder nimble lightning Lions make leopards tame. William Shakespeare leopards lions Divers philosophers hold that the lips is parcel of the mouth. William Shakespeare philosopher lips mouths Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer. William Shakespeare saint use prayer The loyalty, well held to fools, does make Our faith mere folly. William Shakespeare fool loyalty doe Good luck lies in odd numbers. William Shakespeare good-luck numbers lying Your bait of falsehood takes this carp of truth. William Shakespeare carp bait lying For my part, if a lie may do thee grace, I'll gild it with the happiest terms I have. William Shakespeare grace may lying War is no strife To the dark house and the detested wife. William Shakespeare wife dark war Full oft we see Cold wisdom waiting on superfluous folly. William Shakespeare cold wisdom waiting A sentence is but a cheveril glove to a good wit; How quickly the wrong side may be turned outward! William Shakespeare gloves sides may
