This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, scene 3
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William Shakespeare quotes
1564-1616 · Writers and poets
English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in English.
9 quotes, 9 traced to where Shakespeare said or wrote them.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act II, scene 5
Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.
Measure for Measure (1604), Act I, scene 4
We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
Hamlet (c. 1600), Act IV, scene 5
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Hamlet (c. 1600), Act II, scene 2
Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none.
All's Well That Ends Well (c. 1605), Act I, scene 1
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Julius Caesar (1599), Act I, scene 2
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act V, scene 1
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Hamlet (c. 1600), Act II, scene 2