SOME
THOUGHTS FROM SHAKESPEARE’S WRITINGS
The English playwright and poet
William Shakespeare was born at Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom on 23 April
1564 and died there on 23 April 1616. He wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets, two long
narrative poems and a few minor poems. He is known as the world’s pre-eminent
dramatist and most influential writer in the English language.
What follows are some memorable
thoughts from his writings.
*If the great gods be just, they
shall assist the deeds of justest men.
*Friendly counsel cuts off many foes.
*Respect and reason, wait on wrinkled
age.
*An old man is twice a child.
*Brevity is the soul of wit.
*Care is an enemy to life.
*Pitchers have ears.
*Small cheer and great welcome makes
a merry feast.
*It is a wise father that knows his
child.
*How sharper than a serpent’s tooth
it is to have a thankless child.
*Conscience is but a word that
cowards use.
*My crown is in my heart, not on my
head.
*Men are April when they woo,
December when they wed: maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes
when they are wives.
*Cowards die many times before their
deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
*Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown.
*I must be cruel only to be kind.
*He thinks too much ---such men are
dangerous.
*As flies to wanton boys, are we to
gods; they kill us for their sports.
*The empty vessel makes the greatest
sound.
*Corruption wins not more than
honesty.
*In delay there lies no plenty.
*Let your own discretion be your
tutor.
*Dreamers often lie.
*Good wine needs no bush.
*Golden lads and girls all must, as
chimney sweepers, come to dust.
*Allow not nature more than nature
needs.
*The purest spring is not so free
from mud.
*Be not afraid of shadows.
*It is sin to flatter.
*What can be avoided whose end is
purposed by the might gods?
*Most friendship is feigning, most loving
mere folly.
*A friend should bear his friend’s
infirmities.
*Lord! we know what we are, but know
not what we may be.
*We cannot but obey the powers above
us.
*Lend me a heart replete with
thankfulness.
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G. R. Kanwal
8th May 2026
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