William Shakespeare
name rose sweet
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
love eyes mind blind
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
greatness born achieve thrust
“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
battle wits unarmed
“I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed!”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
good bad thinking
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
hell devils empty
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
know are not be
“We know what we are, but not what we may be.”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
“Double, double, toil and trouble fire cauldron bubble
“Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
like place waste time
“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
madness method
“Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
kill lawyers
“The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
smile villain
“One may smile, and smile, and be a villain. ”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
words thoughts fly heaven
“My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go.”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
shakespeare denmark rotten
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
― William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Hamlet
Brave World wonder
O wonder!
How many godly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't.
— William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Tempest, Act V, Scene I, ll. 203–206
weight sad world obey say feel ought
"The weight of this sad time we must obey,
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say"
— William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
sleep nature nurse
“O sleep, o gentle sleep, nature’s soft nurse”
— William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
much ado about nothing
"Much Ado About Nothing"
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
sleep innocent soothe worry rest heal mind
“Innocent sleep. Sleep that soothes away all our worries. Sleep that puts each day to rest. Sleep that relieves the weary labourer and heals hurt minds. Sleep, the main course in life’s feast, and the most nourishing”
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)