William Shakespeare quotes about time

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“In time we hate that which we often fear.” William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
“Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, so do our minutes hasten to their end; each changing place with that which goes before, in sequent toil all forwards do contend.” William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Sonnets
“To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time; and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death.” William Shakespeare, Macbeth
“Sweets grown common lose their dear delight.” William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Sonnets
“Well, thus we play the fools with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us.” William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2
“let the world slip: we shall ne'er be younger.” William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew
“O time, thou must untangle this, not I; It is too hard a knot for me to untie!” William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
“Thou by thy dial's shady stealth mayst know Time's thievish progress to eternity.” William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Sonnets
“Love's not time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks within his bending sickle's compass come; love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, but bears it out even to the edge of doom.” William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Sonnets
“If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow and which will not, Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear Your favours nor your hate.” William Shakespeare, Macbeth
“Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites.” William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
“I am glad I was up so late, for that's the reason I was up so early.” William Shakespeare, Cymbeline
“There are many events in the womb of time which will be delivered.” William Shakespeare, Othello
“Who buys a minute's mirth to wail a week? Or sells eternity to get a toy?” William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor
“Short time seems long in sorrow's sharp sustaining.” William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
“Minutes, hours, days, months, and years, pass'd over to the end they were created, would bring white hairs unto a quiet grave. Ah, what a life were this!” William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3
“What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time?” William Shakespeare, The Tempest
“We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.” William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2
“I wasted time, and now doth time waste me; for now hath time made me his numbering clock: my thoughts are minutes; and with sighs they jar their watches on unto mine eyes, the outward watch, whereto my finger, like a dial's point, is pointing...” William Shakespeare, Richard II
“Let life be short, else shame will be too long.” William Shakespeare, Henry V
“Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. I'll tell you who Time ambles withal, who Time trots withal, who Time gallops withal, and who he stands still withal.” William Shakespeare, As You Like It
“Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.” William Shakespeare, Macbeth
“Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear, Thy dial how thy precious minutes waste; These vacant leaves thy mind's imprint will bear, And of this book, this learning mayst thou taste.” William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Sonnets
“Thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.” William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He was baptized on April 26, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616 in the city of Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare is considered one of the most important English-speaking writers, so that English is often called "language of Shakespeare". His work is one of the most widely translated in the world.

Shakespeare's life has given rise to many rumors and theories, as there are not many historical elements that trace it. Nevertheless, his biography is now considered to be quite reliable.

Shakespeare's work contains about 39 plays covering both comedy and tragedy, as well as more than 150 sonnets. His powerful literary style has brought many of his expressions into everyday language. In the same way, the various themes and the complexity of the psychology of his characters have left a major imprint in the world literature.

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