In an age where social appearances matter like never before and with the many ways you could impress someone, there’s one medium that will never, never ever fail to show those around you how smart and how educated you are. Want to guess what that is? Well, it’s an easy guess since you probably read the article’s title before opening it. Yup, it’s the never-failing Shakespeare quotes that are guaranteed to elevate your mind and your social persona to the heights of the master’s quill. All you have to do is pick some of the moving quotes from our Shakespeare quotes list, memorize or jot them down somewhere, and voila - instant smarts!
You might know Shakespeare as the greatest (if not The Greatest) story writer ever, but did you know that he’s also responsible for creating puns? And not only puns but also the predecessor of Yo Mamma jokes? See, the old scribbler, besides being ingeniously genius, also had a nice sense of humor, which is just another witness of his soaring intelligence, of course. So while no one will ever top Shakespeare’s wit and grace of the pen, we can at least enter into his mind by reading these smart quotes of his. And that ain’t too shabby at all!
So, scroll on down below and check out our selection of the most impressive Shakespeare quotes. Once you are there, vote for the world-shattering and eye-opening quotes of your choice and share this article with anyone who’s in need of some quality content today.
#1
“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” - 'All's Well That Ends Well'
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“The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.” - 'The Merchant of Venice'
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“‘Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.” - 'Timon Of Athens'
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“Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.” - Gloucester, 'King Henry VI'
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“‘I can see that he’s not in your good books,’ said the messenger. ‘No, and if he were I would burn my library.'” - 'Much Ado About Nothing'
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“Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.” - 'Othello'
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“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” - 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
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“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” - Touchstone, 'As You Like It'
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“Though she be but little, she is fierce." - Helena, 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream'
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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.” - Jaques, 'As You Like It'
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“The fault… is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” – Julius Caesar, "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar"
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“How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.” - 'Merchant of Venice'
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“To be, or not to be: that is the question.” - Prince Hamlet, 'Hamlet'
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“Don’t waste your love on somebody, who doesn’t value it.” – Juliet, "Romeo and Juliet"
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“You speak an infinite deal of nothing.” - 'The Merchant of Venice'
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“This above all; to thine own self be true.”
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“Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.”
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“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.” - Lady Macbeth, 'Macbeth'
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“Thought is free.” - 'The Tempest'
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“Men should be what they seem.” - 'Othello'
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