Shakespeare Quote of the Day

Tag: Hamlet

  • February 5

    Be Here Now

    Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.

    –Hamlet,
    Act IV, Scene v 

  • Body Police

    Body Police

    The chariest maid is prodigal enough,
    If she unmask her beauty to the moon.

    -Hamlet,
    Act I, Scene iii

  • January 1

    Chip of Wisdom

    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,
    Act I, Scene iii

  • Corrupted Currents

    Corrupted Currents

    May one be pardoned and retain th’ offense?
    In the corrupted currents of this world,
    Offense’s gilded hand may shove by justice,
    And oft ’tis seen the wicked prize itself
    Buys out the law.

    –Hamlet,
    Act III, Scene iii

  • Pure Heart

    Pure Heart

    O heart, lose not thy nature.

    ^Hamlet,
    Act III, Scene ii

  • November 13

    Look for the Purpose

    Though this be madness, yet there is a method in’t.

    —Hamlet,
    Act II, Scene ii

  • The World Is Full of Knaves

    The World Is Full of Knaves

    There needs no ghost, my lord, come from the grave
    To tell us this.

    –Hamlet,
    Act I, Scene v