Shakespeare Quote of the Day

Tag: Histories

  • August 29

    Twice-Told Tale

    Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
    Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.

    –King John,
    Act III, Scene iv

  • August 25

    Hothead

    Out, you mad-headed ape!
    A weasel hath not such a deal of spleen
    As you are toss’d with.

    –Henry IV Part 1,
    Act II, Scene iii

  • August 20

    Reciprocate

    Love for thy love and hand for hand I give.

    –Henry VI Part 1,
    |Act III, Scene i

  • August 18

    Claim a New Rule

    Presume not that I am the thing I was.

    –Henry IV Part 2,
    Act V, Scene v

  • August 14

    Simple Life

    Tis better to be lowly born,
    And range with humble livers in content,
    Than to be perked up in a glistering grief,
    And wear a golden sorrow.

    –Henry VIII,
    Act II, Scene iii

  • August 12

    Take a Risk

    Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!

    –Henry V,
    Act III, Scene i

  • August 10

    Danger Zone

    Murder’s as near to lust as flame to smoke.

    –Pericles,
    Act I, Scene i