William Quotes

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blest, It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes." ~ The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children. ~ Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion; and so let all young persons take their choice. ~ Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry whom she likes. ~ Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray "No, you are not worthy of the love which I have devoted to you. I knew all along that the prize I had set my life on was not worth the winning; that I was a fool, with fond fancies, too, bartering away my all of truth and ardour against your little feeble remnant of love. I will bargain no more: I withdraw." ~ Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray "O devil, devil! If that the earth could teem with woman's tears, each drop she falls would prove a crocodile." ~ Othello by William Shakespeare "Your words and performances are no kin together." ~ Othello by William Shakespeare "O curse of marriage, that we can call these delicate creatures ours, and not their appetites!" ~ Othello by William Shakespeare "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on." ~ Othello by William Shakespeare "Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed." ~ Othello by William Shakespeare