Quote

Policy sits above conscience.

William Shakespeare

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

William Shakespeare
Age: 51 †
Born: 1564
Born: April 26
Died: 1616
Died: April 23
Actor
Dramaturge
Playwright
Poet
Stage Actor
Writer
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
Shakespeare
The Bard
The Bard of Avon
William Shakspere
Swan of Avon
Bard of Avon
Shakespere
Shakespear
Shakspeare
Shackspeare
William Shake‐ſpeare
Expediency
Sits
Conscience
Policy

More quotes by William Shakespeare

Image
Manhood is melted into courtesies, valor into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too.
William Shakespeare
Image
The jury passing on the prisoner's life may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try.
William Shakespeare
Image
Let the sap of reason quench the fire of passion.
William Shakespeare
Image
Would I were dead, if God's good will were so, For what is in this world but grief and woe?
William Shakespeare
Image
The curse of marriage That we can call these delicate creatures ours And not their appetites!
William Shakespeare
Image
I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in.
William Shakespeare
Image
Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, And therefore I forbid my tears.
William Shakespeare
Image
I'll privily away I love the people, But do not like to stage me to their eyes Though it do well, I do not relish well Their loud applause and aves vehement, Nor do I think the man of safe discretion That does not affect it.
William Shakespeare
Image
He's loved of the distracted multitude, who like not in their judgement, but their eyes.
William Shakespeare
Image
I have seen better faces in my time Than stands on any shoulder that I see Before me at this instant.
William Shakespeare
Image
Time, that takes survey of all the world, Must have a stop.
William Shakespeare
Image
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
Image
I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks.
William Shakespeare
Image
Great men may jest with saints 'tis wit in them But, in the less foul profanation.
William Shakespeare
Image
Then to Silvia let us sing that Silvia is excelling. She excels each mortal thing upon the dull earth dwelling.
William Shakespeare
Image
If the skin were parchment and the blows you gave were ink, Your own handwriting would tell you what I think.
William Shakespeare
Image
Shine out fair sun, till I have bought a glass, That I may see my shadow as I pass.
William Shakespeare
Image
Abate the edge of traitors, gracious Lord, That would reduce these bloody days again And make poor England weep in streams of blood! Let them not live to taste this land's increase That would with treason wound this fair land's peace! Now civil wounds are stopped, peace lives again: That she may long live here, God say amen!
William Shakespeare
Image
Love is too young to know what conscience is.
William Shakespeare
Image
the fire seven times tried this seven times tried that judgement is that did never choose amiss some there be that shadows kiss such have but a shadows bliss, there be fool alive, i wis silverd o'er, and so was this Take what wife you will to bed I will ever be your head. So be gone you are sped.
William Shakespeare