William Shakespeare Quotes

Unwearied, and with springing steps elate, I had conveyed my wealth along the road. The empty sack proved now a heavier load: I was borne down beneath its worthless weight. I stumbled on, and knocked at Death's dark gate. There was no answer. Stung by sorrow's goad I forced my way into that grim abode, And laughed, and flung Life's empty sack to Fate.

Life is very hard, isn't it? It does kill you, after all.

Now you watch the parades and processions of hopeful and despairing people walking outside your tomb. They are all looking for the answer to the problem you know so well.

If you bear the cross gladly, it will bear you.

A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune

Firstly, do not fear hardship, and secondly, do not fear death.

If you carry your cross joyfully, it will carry you.

At the door of life by the gate of breath, There are worse things waiting for men than death.

As long as you're alive, there's always a chance things will get better." "Or worse," said Liraz. "Yes," he conceded. "Usually worse." Hazael cut in. "My sister, Sunshine, and my brother, Light. You two should rally the ranks. You'll have us killing ourselves by morning.

Life is a long drawn out lie, with a sniffling sigh at the end of it.

Life means progress, and progress means suffering.

You were supposed to die. It would have been a good start. (Kessar) I don’t know. I die, you get bored. World ends. Doesn’t really fit, does it? Besides, I can’t make things too easy on you. What’s life without pain? (Sin)

Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course the miracle.

One-third of our people were dangerously ill, getting worse hourly, and we felt sure of meeting the same fate, with death as our only prospect, which in such a country was much worse yet.

I think quite often a fate worse than death is life, for lots of people.

Disease, insanity, and death were the angels that attended my cradle, and since then have followed me throughout my life.

There is something about poverty that smells like death.

Sickness, insanity and death were the angels that surrounded my cradle and they have followed me throughout my life.

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

People who think dying is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.

In our sad condition our only consolation is the expectancy of another life. Here below all is incomprehensible.

Life is struggle. Even to stand up is a struggle against the law of gravity and I think that the joy of life in the struggle itself - not the victory - because if it were we'd all lose. We're all gonna croak. We all lose the battle of life so if you can't find fun in the fight to live and to live to the fullest then you're a failure already, before you even start.

To be human : to strive in the face of the certainty of failure.

As long as one suffers one lives.