Merchant Of Venice Quotes:

Hanging and wiving goes by destiny.

- William Shakespeare

source: 1596-7 Nerissa.TheMerchant ofVenice, act 2, sc.9, l.81-2.

topic: Marriage, Destiny, Merchant Of Venice

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1869). “The Merchant of Venice”, p.90

topic: Infidelity, Hips, Merchant Of Venice, Infidel

How many things by season seasoned are To their right praise and true perfection!

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 5, sc. 1, l. 102

topic: Perfection, Merchant Of Venice, Praise, Timeliness

All things that are, are with more spirit chased than enjoyed.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1805). “The Comedy of the Merchant of Venice ...”, p.92

topic: Spirit, Anticipation, Merchant Of Venice

These blessed candles of the night.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 5, sc. 1, l. 220

topic: Blessed, Night, Merchant Of Venice

If thou wilt lend this money, lend it not As to thy friends; for when did friendship take A breed for barren metal of his friend?

- William Shakespeare

source: 1596-7 Antonio to Shylock.TheMerchant ofVenice, act1, sc.3, l.130-3.

topic: Real, Shylock, Merchant Of Venice

If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men’s cottages princes’ palaces. It is a good divine that follows his own instructions: I can easier teach twenty what were good to be done, than be one of the twenty to follow mine own teaching.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 2, l. [13]

topic: Teaching, Men, Church, Merchant Of Venice, Chapel

You have too much respect upon the world; They lose it that do buy it with much care

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 1, l. 74

topic: Respect, World, Care, Merchant Of Venice

I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Mind, Villain, Term, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 1

topic: Memorable, Science, Light, Monologues, Merchant Of Venice

Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 3, l. [107]

topic: Patience, Venice, Shylock, Merchant Of Venice, Merchants

They are sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 2, l. [5]

topic: Funny Inspirational, Loss, Venice, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

Do all men kill the things they do not love ............ The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest It blesseth him that gives and him that takes

- William Shakespeare

topic: Rain, Men, Giving, Justice And Mercy, Merchant Of Venice

O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 3, l. [99]

topic: Lying, Venice, Shylock, Merchant Of Venice

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Family, Wise, Meaningful, Inspirational Father, Merchant Of Venice

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Witty, Atheist, Memorable, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Music, Sweet, Men, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

When he is best, he is a little worse than a man; and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2016). “The New Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works”, p.1217, Oxford University Press

topic: Memorable, Men, Littles, Merchant Of Venice, Merchants

If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1859). “Romeo and Juliet: And Other Plays”

topic: Revenge, Venice, Shylock, Merchant Of Venice

I am a Jew: Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with die same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is?

- William Shakespeare

topic: Summer, Christian, Hurt, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

We do pray for mercy, and that same prayer doth teach us all to render the deeds of mercy.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 4, sc. 1, l. [182]

topic: Prayer, Venice, Mercy Of God, Justice And Mercy, Merchant Of Venice

All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Love, Gold, Old Love, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

All's well that ends well.

- John Heywood

source: John Heywood (1867). “The proverbs and epigrams of John Heywood: with an app. of variations”, p.21

topic: Wisdom, Finishing, Ends, Life Wisdom, Spanish Proverb

If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?

- William Shakespeare

topic: Revenge, Laughing, Poison, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

You take my house when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house; you take my life When you do take the means whereby I live.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 4, sc. 1, l. [375]

topic: Life, Mean, Punishment, Merchant Of Venice

How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears; soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. Sit, Jessica: look, how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold; There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubins. Such harmony is in immortal souls; But whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 5, sc. 1, l. 54

topic: Sweet, Sleep, Angel, Orbs, Merchant Of Venice

He is well paid that is well satisfied.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 4, sc. 1, l. [416]

topic: Venice, Satisfaction, Satisfied, Merchant Of Venice

I am sir Oracle, and when I ope my lips, let no dog bark.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 1, l. 88

topic: Dog, Oracles, Lips, Merchant Of Venice

I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 3, sc. 1, l. 63

topic: Passion, Eye, Hands, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

Though justice be Thy plea, consider this: That in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.

- George Bernard Shaw

topic: Prayer, Mercy Of God, Venice, Justice And Mercy, Merchant Of Venice

The villany you teach me I shall execute; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 3, sc. 1, l. [76]

topic: Venice, Shylock, Instruction, Go Hard, Merchant Of Venice

All that glitters is not gold.

- William Shakespeare

source: David Schajer, William Shakespeare (2012). “Shakespeare's Premiere of Richard III”, p.75, David Schajer

topic: Empty Vessels, Gold, Glitter, Judging A Book By Its Cover, Merchant Of Venice

Tell me where is fancy bred, Or in the heart, or in the head?

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 3, sc. 2, l. 63

topic: Inspirational, Heart, Venice, Merchant Of Venice, Shylock

But love is blind and lovers cannot see

- William Shakespeare

topic: Love, Blind, Love Is, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

So may the outward shows be least themselves: The world is still deceived with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being seasoned with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil? In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it and approve it with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament? There is no vice so simple but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 3, sc. 2, l. 73

topic: Simple, Errors, Law, Merchant Of Venice, Tainted

Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 2, l. [5]

topic: Life, Hair, White, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

Though justice be thy plea consider this, that in the course of justice none of us should see salvation.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 4, sc. 1, l. [182]

topic: Mercy Of God, Venice, Justice, Justice And Mercy, Merchant Of Venice

All is well that ends well

- Emily Rodda

source: Emily Rodda (2008). “The Key to Rondo”, p.332, Scholastic Inc.

topic: Ends, Wells, Spanish Proverb, Meaning Well, Merchant Of Venice

The brain may devise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o'er a cold decree.

- William Shakespeare

source: 1596-7 Portia.TheMerchant ofVenice, act1, sc.2, l.17-18.

topic: Anger, Blood, Law, Merchant Of Venice, Devising Means

You take my life when you do take the means whereby I live

- William Shakespeare

topic: Mean, Poverty, Merchant Of Venice, Merchants

I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano!

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 1, l. 77

topic: Philosophical, Venice, World, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous

Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 1, l. 50

topic: Venice, Strange, Framed, Merchant Of Venice

I am never merry when I hear sweet music.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 5, sc. 1, l. 69

topic: Music, Sweet, Venice, Merchant Of Venice, Sweet Music

All that glisters is not gold.

- Common

topic: Gold, Merchant Of Venice, Merchant Of Venice Famous, Merchants, Misquoting

The weakest kind of fruit drops earliest to the ground.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 4, sc. 1, l. 114

topic: Venice, Fruit, Kind, Merchant Of Venice, Death In Venice

Ships are but boards, sailors but men; there be land-rats and water-rats, water-thieves and land-thieves, I mean pirates, and thenthere is the peril of waters, winds, and rocks.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1858). “Shakspere's Werke, herausg. und erklärt von N. Delius. [With] Nachträge und Berichtigungen”

topic: Mean, Men, Rocks, Merchant Of Venice