The attempt and not the deed confounds us. William Shakespeare More Quotes by William Shakespeare More Quotes From William Shakespeare As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him. William Shakespeare ambition life funny I long To hear the story of your life, which must Take the ear strangely. William Shakespeare ears stories long Simply the thing that I am shall make me live. William Shakespeare environmental simplicity memorable The latter end of a fray, and the beginning of a feast, Fits a dull fighter, and a keen guest. William Shakespeare fighter guests dull My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel; I know not where I am nor what I do. William Shakespeare my-thoughts potters wheels But when I came, alas, to wive, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, By swaggering could I never thrive, For the rain it raineth every day. William Shakespeare rain rivers wind If I be waspish, best beware my sting. William Shakespeare halloween ifs I'll forbear; And am fallen out with my more headier will To take the indisposed and sickly fit For the sound man. William Shakespeare disease sound men Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. William Shakespeare men life funny But it is a melancholy of mine own, compounded of many simples, extracted from many objects, and indeed the sundry contemplation of my travels, which, by often rumination, wraps me in the most humorous sadness. William Shakespeare rumination sadness humorous The apparel oft proclaims the man. William Shakespeare clothes fashion men And sleep, that sometime shuts up sorrow's eye, Steal me awhile from mine own company. William Shakespeare sorrow eye sleep Thyself and thy belongings William Shakespeare issues light heaven Suit the action to the word : the word to the action : with this special observance that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. William Shakespeare suits acting special The horn, the horn, the lusty horn Is not a thing to laugh to scorn. William Shakespeare you-like-it laughter laughing The earth, that is nature's mother, is her tomb. William Shakespeare tombs earth mother Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber. William Shakespeare dew sleep honey Officers, what offence have these men done? DOGBERRY Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly, they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have verified unjust things; and, to conclude, they are lying knaves. William Shakespeare done men lying It provokes the desire but it takes away the performance. Therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery: it makes him and it mars him; it sets him on and it takes him off. William Shakespeare mars alcohol desire And his unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love. William Shakespeare desdemona defeat may