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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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"Listen to many, speak to a few."

-- William Shakespeare

"Listen to many, speak to a few."

-- William Shakespeare

"I would not wish any companion in the world but you."

-- William Shakespeare

"I would not wish any companion in the world but you."

-- William Shakespeare

"If you prick us, do we not bleed?"

-- William Shakespeare

"If you prick us, do we not bleed?"

-- William Shakespeare

"How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world."

-- William Shakespeare

"How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world."

-- William Shakespeare

"I am one who loved not wisely but too well."

-- William Shakespeare

"I am one who loved not wisely but too well."

-- William Shakespeare

"Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice."

-- William Shakespeare

"Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice."

-- William Shakespeare

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."

-- William Shakespeare

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."

-- William Shakespeare

"Brevity is the soul of wit."

-- William Shakespeare

"Brevity is the soul of wit."

-- William Shakespeare

"Expectation is the root of all heartache."

-- William Shakespeare

"Expectation is the root of all heartache."

-- William Shakespeare

"Boldness be my friend."

-- William Shakespeare

"Boldness be my friend."

-- William Shakespeare

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

-- William Shakespeare

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

-- William Shakespeare

"Heavy is the head that wears the crown."

-- William Shakespeare

"Heavy is the head that wears the crown."

-- William Shakespeare

"If music be the food of love, play on."

-- William Shakespeare

"If music be the food of love, play on."

-- William Shakespeare

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

-- William Shakespeare

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

-- William Shakespeare

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt."

-- William Shakespeare

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt."

-- William Shakespeare

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."

-- William Shakespeare

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."

-- William Shakespeare

"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."

-- William Shakespeare

"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."

-- William Shakespeare

"Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love."

-- William Shakespeare

"Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love."

-- William Shakespeare

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

-- William Shakespeare

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

-- William Shakespeare

"To be, or not to be, that is the question."

-- William Shakespeare

"To be, or not to be, that is the question."

-- William Shakespeare

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind."

-- William Shakespeare

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind."

-- William Shakespeare

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."

-- William Shakespeare

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."

-- William Shakespeare

"The course of true love never did run smooth."

-- William Shakespeare

"The course of true love never did run smooth."

-- William Shakespeare

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

-- William Shakespeare

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

-- 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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