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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

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"Nothing will come of nothing."

-- William Shakespeare

"Nothing will come of nothing."

-- William Shakespeare

"Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires."

-- William Shakespeare

"Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires."

-- William Shakespeare

"My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep."

-- William Shakespeare

"My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep."

-- William Shakespeare

"These violent delights have violent ends."

-- William Shakespeare

"These violent delights have violent ends."

-- William Shakespeare

"The sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness."

-- William Shakespeare

"The sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness."

-- William Shakespeare

"All that glitters is not gold."

-- William Shakespeare

"All that glitters is not gold."

-- William Shakespeare

"Suit the action to the word, the word to the action."

-- William Shakespeare

"Suit the action to the word, the word to the action."

-- William Shakespeare

"No legacy is so rich as honesty."

-- William Shakespeare

"No legacy is so rich as honesty."

-- William Shakespeare

"The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together."

-- William Shakespeare

"The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together."

-- William Shakespeare

"My salad days, when I was green in judgement."

-- William Shakespeare

"My salad days, when I was green in judgement."

-- William Shakespeare

"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety."

-- William Shakespeare

"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety."

-- William Shakespeare

"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast."

-- William Shakespeare

"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast."

-- William Shakespeare

"Moderate lamentation is the right of the dead, excessive grief the enemy to the living."

-- William Shakespeare

"Moderate lamentation is the right of the dead, excessive grief the enemy to the living."

-- William Shakespeare

"They do not love that do not show their love."

-- William Shakespeare

"They do not love that do not show their love."

-- William Shakespeare

"What's done cannot be undone."

-- William Shakespeare

"What's done cannot be undone."

-- William Shakespeare

"Sweet are the uses of adversity."

-- William Shakespeare

"Sweet are the uses of adversity."

-- William Shakespeare

"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose."

-- William Shakespeare

"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose."

-- William Shakespeare

"Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep."

-- William Shakespeare

"Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep."

-- William Shakespeare

"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em."

-- William Shakespeare

"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em."

-- William Shakespeare

"My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break."

-- William Shakespeare

"My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break."

-- William Shakespeare

"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."

-- William Shakespeare

"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."

-- William Shakespeare

"Love comforteth like sunshine after rain."

-- William Shakespeare

"Love comforteth like sunshine after rain."

-- William Shakespeare

"Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."

-- William Shakespeare

"Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."

-- William Shakespeare

"In time we hate that which we often fear."

-- William Shakespeare

"In time we hate that which we often fear."

-- William Shakespeare

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Who is William Shakespeare? +

William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

What is William Shakespeare's most famous quote? +

One of William Shakespeare's most widely shared quotes is: "Thought is free.".

What did William Shakespeare say about success? +

On success, William Shakespeare said: "Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.".

What did William Shakespeare say about wisdom? +

On wisdom, William Shakespeare said: "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.".

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William Shakespeare's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Success, Wisdom, Integrity, Love into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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