William Shakespeare Quotes about Life - Page 2

Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.

Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.

Life, Death, Nature

'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 2, l. 72

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare

Inspirational, Life, Death

'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 5, l. 16

It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury; signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare

Life, Death, Play

'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 5, l. 16

By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death will seize the doctor too.

William Shakespeare

Life, Death, Science

Cymbeline V.5

There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.

William Shakespeare

Life, Taken, Opportunity

'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 4, sc. 3, l. 215

As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.

William Shakespeare

Funny, Life, Ambition

'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 3, sc. 2, l. [27]

Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As mans ingratitude Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude. Heigh-ho sing, heigh-ho unto the green holly Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly. Then heigh-ho the holly This life is most jolly. Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, That dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot Though thou the waters warp, Thy sting is not so sharp As friend rememberd not.

William Shakespeare

Life, Art, Winter

'As You Like It' (1599) act 2, sc. 7, l. 174

There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.

William Shakespeare

Life, Denmark In Hamlet, Hamlet And Ophelia

'Hamlet' (1601) act 5, sc. 2, l. 10

So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

William Shakespeare

Life, Death, Wise

'Richard III' (1591) act 3, sc. 1, l. 79

Hereafter, in a better world than this, I shall desire more love and knowledge of you

William Shakespeare

Life, Love You, Knowledge

'As You Like It' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. [301]

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

William Shakespeare

Love, Life, Relationship

1595 Helena. A Midsummer Night's Dream, act1, sc.1, l.234-5.

Mine honour is my life; both grow in one; Take honour from me, and my life is done.

William Shakespeare

Life, Karma, Respect

'Richard II' (1595) act 1, sc. 1, l. 177

Be still prepared for death: and death or life shall thereby be the sweeter.

William Shakespeare

Life, Death, Preparation

Where shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly 's done, when the battle 's lost and won

William Shakespeare

Life, Rain, Play

William Shakespeare (2000). “The Tragedies of Shakespeare: (A Modern Library E-Book)”, p.1043, Modern Library

And my poor fool is hanged! No, no, no life! Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life, And thou no breath at all? Thou'lt come no more, Never, Never, Never, Never, Never! Pray you, undo this button.

William Shakespeare

Life, Dog, Horse

'King Lear' (1605-6) act 5, sc. 3, l. [307]

It is silliness to live when to live is torment, and then have we a prescription to die when death is our physician.

William Shakespeare

Life, Physicians, Silliness

'Othello' (1602-4) act 1, sc. 3, l. [307]

Reason thus with life: If I do lose thee, I do lose a thing That none but fools would keep.

William Shakespeare

Life, Fool, Reason

'Measure for Measure' (1604) act 3, sc. 1, l. 2

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

William Shakespeare

Life, Character, Men

William Shakespeare (1855). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: With a Life of the Poet, and Notes, Original and Selected; Together with a Copious Glossary”, p.409