Shakespeare Quote of the Day

Tag: King John

  • 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

  • June 26

    Remember Who Helped You

    For new-made honour doth forget men’s names.

    –King John,
    Act I, Scene i

  • May 1

    Sound and Fury

    O, that my tongue were in the thunder’s mouth!
    Then with a passion would I shake the world.

    — King John,
    Act III, Scene iv

  • April 15

    Money Trap

    Whiles I am a beggar, I will rail
    And say there is no sin but to be rich;
    And being rich, my virtue then shall be
    To say there is no vice but beggary.

    –King John,
    Act II, Scene i

  • Don’t You Dare

    Don’t You Dare

    Out, dunghill! Darest thou brave a nobleman?

    –King John,
    Act IV, Scene iii

  • March 17

    Keep It Simple

    To gild refinèd gold, to paint the lily,
    To throw a perfume on the violet,
    To smooth the ice, or add another hue
    Unto the rainbow…
    Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 

    –King John,
    Act IV, Scene ii

  • Not a Compliment

    Not a Compliment

    How green you are and fresh in this old world!

    –King John,
    Act III, Scene iv