Richard II Quotes

“How sour sweet music is when time is broke and no proportion kept! So is it in the music of men's lives.”

― William Shakespeare, Richard II

topic:life men music

“They breathe truth that breathe their words in pain.”

― William Shakespeare, Richard II

topic:truth words

“Truth hath a quiet breast.”

― William Shakespeare, Richard II

topic:truth

“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

topic:time

“The purest treasure mortal times afford is spotless reputation; that away, men are but gilded loam or painted clay.”

― William Shakespeare, Richard II

topic:men

“Let's fight with gentle words till time lend friends, and friends their helpful swords.”

― William Shakespeare, Richard II

topic:friendship words

“I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remembering my good friends;”

― William Shakespeare, Richard II

topic:friendship

“Wise men ne'er sit and wail their woes, but presently prevent the ways to wail.”

― William Shakespeare, Richard II

topic:wisdom

“For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite the man that mocks at it and sets it light.”

― William Shakespeare, Richard II

topic:wisdom sorrow

“All places that the eye of heaven visits are to a wise man ports and happy havens. Teach thy necessity to reason thus; there is no virtue like necessity.”

― William Shakespeare, Richard II

topic:wisdom

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