The ranking of the 20 most beautiful and famous phrases by William Shakespeare in written format and images. The great poet and playwright who talks to us about love, friendship and feelings.

Are you looking for inspiration? You are in the right place! On this page you will find the most beautiful William Shakespeare phrases and aphorisms to share with whoever you want.

In this ranking we have collected the 20 most beautiful, significant and famous. Below, you will also find some pictures with sentences with the beautiful phrases of Shakespeare.

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William Shakespeare phrases

1. We are made of the stuff dreams are made of; and our short life is enclosed in the space and time of a dream. (The storm)

2. Doubt that the stars are fire, doubt that the sun moves, doubt that the truth is a liar, but never doubt my love. (Hamlet)

3. The whole world is a stage, and all men and women are simply actors. (As you like)

4. Who are you who, wrapped in the night, stumbles upon my innermost thoughts? (Romeo and Juliet)

5. Love, love madly, love as much as you can and if they tell you it is sin, love your sin and you will be innocent. (Romeo and Juliet)

6. Love is not Love if it changes when it discovers a change or tends to vanish when the other moves away. (Sonnet 116)

7. Love everyone, believe few and do no harm to anyone. (Hamlet)

8. Love flees like a shadow the real love that pursues it, chasing those who flee it, fleeing those who pursue it. (The Merry Wives of Windsor)

9. Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. – Love looks not with the eyes, but with the soul. (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

10. With the wings of love I flew beyond the walls, because you cannot put limits on love and what love wants love dares. (Romeo and Juliet)

11. Do not be afraid of greatness: some are born great, some conquer it and some receive it from above. (The twelfth night)

12. The wise man knows he is stupid, it is the stupid who thinks he is wise.
(As you like)

13. There are more things in heaven and on earth, Horace, than your philosophy dreams of. (Hamlet)

14. There has never been a beautiful woman who didn’t make faces in front of a mirror.

15. Goodnight, goodnight! Parting is such a sweet pain that I will say goodnight until morning. (Romeo and Juliet)

16. We know what we are now, but not what we may become. – We know what we are but not what we could be. (Hamlet)

17. It’s all the moon’s fault, when it gets too close to the earth it drives everyone crazy. (Othello)

18. Love me or hate me, both are in my favor.
If you love me, I will always be in your heart,
if you hate me, I will always be in your mind.

19. Love looks not with the eyes but with the soul and therefore the winged Cupid is painted blind.

20. If you do not remember that Love has ever made you commit the smallest folly, then you have not loved.

Pictures with phrases by W. Shakespeare