The attempt and not the deed confounds us. William Shakespeare More Quotes by William Shakespeare More Quotes From William Shakespeare The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was. William Shakespeare halloween dream heart Could beauty, my lord, have better commerce than with honesty? William Shakespeare ophelia honesty lord Think you a little din can daunt mine ears? Have I not in my time heard lions roar? Have I not heard the sea, puffed up with winds, Rage like an angry boar chafed with sweat? Have I not heard great ordinance in the field, And Heaven's artillery thunder in the skies? Have I not in a pitched battle heard Loud 'larums, neighing steeds, and trumpets' clang? And do you tell me of a woman's tongue, That gives not half so great a blow to hear As will a chestnut in a farmer's fire? Tush! tush! fear boys with bugs. Grumio: For he fears none. William Shakespeare blow boys thinking Say she rail; why, I'll tell her plain She sings as sweetly as a nightingale. Say that she frown; I'll say she looks as clear As morning roses newly wash'd with dew. Say she be mute and will not speak a word; Then I'll commend her volubility, and say she uttereth piercing eloquence. William Shakespeare dew rose morning I'll give my jewels for a set of beads, My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My gay apparel for an almsman's gown, My figured goblets for a dish of wood, My scepter for a palmer's walking staff My subjects for a pair of carved saints and my large kingdom for a little grave. William Shakespeare gay jewels giving Wrong hath but wrong, and blame the due of blame. William Shakespeare dues blame I hate the murderer, love him murdered. William Shakespeare i-hate murderer hate Ay, but hearken, sir; though the chameleon Love can feed on the air, I am one that am nourished by my victuals, and would fain have meat. William Shakespeare chameleon meat air And Caesar shall go forth. William Shakespeare You taught me language, and my profit on't / Is, I know how to curse William Shakespeare tempest taught language It is to be all made of fantasy, All made of passion and all made of wishes, All adoration, duty, and observance, All humbleness, all patience and impatience, All purity, all trial, all observance William Shakespeare passion trials wish For some must watch, while some must sleep So runs the world away William Shakespeare sleep running watches If [God] send me no husband, for the which blessing I am at him upon my knees every morning and evening. William Shakespeare husband blessing morning LEONATO Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband. BEATRICE Not till God make men of some other metal than earth. Would it not grieve a woman to be overmastered with a pierce of valiant dust? to make an account of her life to a clod of wayward marl? No, uncle, I'll none: Adam's sons are my brethren; and, truly, I hold it a sin to match in my kindred. William Shakespeare niece uncles husband DON PEDRO Come, lady, come; you have lost the heart of Signior Benedick. BEATRICE Indeed, my lord, he lent it me awhile; and I gave him use for it, a double heart for his single one: marry, once before he won it of me with false dice, therefore your grace may well say I have lost it. DON PEDRO You have put him down, lady, you have put him down. BEATRICE So I would not he should do me, my lord, lest I should prove the mother of fools. William Shakespeare grace mother heart Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites. William Shakespeare crutches goes-on time Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass, William Shakespeare wall strong life That but this blow William Shakespeare lds blow life Had I but died an hour before this chance, William Shakespeare wine blessed life The band that seems to tie their friendship together will be the very strangler of their amity. William Shakespeare ties real together