Mean Shakespeare Quotes

Tag: Love’s Labour’s Lost

  • March 4

    March 4

    Deluded

    Your wit makes wise things foolish…your capacity
    Is of that nature that to your huge store
    Wise things seem foolish and rich things but poor.

    –Love’s Labour’s Lost,
    Act V, Scene ii

  • February 27

    February 27

    Dumbhead

    Thou halfpenny purse of wit, thou pigeon-egg of discretion.

    –Love’s Labour’s Lost,
    Act V, Scene i

  • September 24

    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

    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

  • August 17

    August 17

    Ignorati

    They have been at a great feast of languages,
    and stolen the scraps.

    –Love’s Labour’s Lost,
    Act V, Scene i