Mean Shakespeare Quotes

Category: Quote of the Day

September 24

Timely Retort

Marry, sir, you must send the ass upon the horse,
for he is very slow-gaited.

—Love’s Labour’s Lost,
Act III, Scene i
September 23

All in the Delivery

A message well sympathized;
a horse to be ambassador for an ass.

—Love’s Labour’s Lost,
Act III, Scene i
September 22

Concealer

The harlot’s cheek, beautied with plastering art,
Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it
Than is my deed to my most painted word

–Hamlet,
Act III, Scene i
September 21

Player

I hate not love, but your device in love,
That lends embracements unto every stranger.

–Venus and Adonis
September 20

Fear of Commitment

Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.

—Twelfth Night,
Act I, Scene v
September 19

Turnabout

When I said I would die a bachelor,
I did not think I should live till I were married.

—Much Ado About Nothing,
Act II, Scene iii
September 18

Give Them an Inch

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

—Timon of Athens,
Act III, Scene vi