William Shakespeare

Playwright Poet English 1564 – 1616

English playwright and poet, author of 37 plays and 154 sonnets.

392 quotes

"To be, or not to be, that is the question"
Philosophy
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players"
Life
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them"
Success
"The course of true love never did run smooth"
Love
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Truth
"To thine own self be true"
Wisdom
"Cowards die many times before their deaths"
Courage
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"
Leadership
"Et tu, Brute?"
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves"
Wisdom
"There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy"
Imagination
"Brevity is the soul of wit"
Humor
"All that glisters is not gold"
Truth
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"
Truth
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on"
Dreams
"If music be the food of love, play on"
Music
"The rest is silence"
Death
"This above all: to thine own self be true"
Education
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
Humor
"How poor are they that have not patience!"
Patience
"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late"
Time
"All things are ready, if our minds be so"
Motivation
"The quality of mercy is not strained"
Kindness
"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown"
Power
"Now is the winter of our discontent"
Change
"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends"
Courage
"I came, I saw, I conquered"
Success
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
Truth
"Parting is such sweet sorrow"
Love