Shakespeare Quote of the Day

Tag: Henry VIII

  • January 22

    January 22

    Resentment Burns

    Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
    That it do singe yourself.

    -Henry VIII,
    Act I, Scene i

  • December 25

    December 25

    Relish Tranquility

    I feel within me
    A peace above all earthly dignities,
    A still and quiet conscience.

    -Henry VIII,
    Act III, Scene ii

  • November 2

    November 2

    Walk Softly

    Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee:
    Corruption wins not more than honesty.
    Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace,
    To silence envious tongues.

    –Henry VIII,
    Act III, Scene ii

  • October 23

    October 23

    Self-Talk

    Be to yourself
    As you would to your friend.

    –Henry VIII,
    Act I, Scene i

  • September 9

    September 9

    Say and Do

    And ’tis a kind of good deed to say well:
    And yet words are no deeds.

    –Henry VIII,
    Act III, Scene ii

  • August 14

    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

  • July 5

    July 5

    Fear Less

    Things done well,
    And with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

    — Henry VIII,
    Act I, Scene ii