Shakespeare Quote of the Day

Tag: Henry VIII

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

Self-Talk

Be to yourself
As you would to your friend.

–Henry VIII,
Act I, Scene i
September 9

Eloquence Has Limits

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

— Henry VIII,
Act III, Scene ii
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

Fear Less

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

— Henry VIII,
Act I, Scene ii
June 11

Aspire

This is the state of man: to-day he puts forth the tender leaves of hopes; to-morrow blossoms.

–Henry VIII,
Act III, Scene ii
January 22

Resentment Burns

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

— Henry VIII,
Act I, Scene i