11 Inspiring Quotes from Richard III (by William Shakespeare)

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Richard III Quotes

In thy foul throat thou liest.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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And therefore, — since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken days, —I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures of these days.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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What do I fear? Myself? There’s none else by.Richard loves Richard; that is, I and I.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity. But I know none, and therefore am no beast.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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Dispute not with her: she is lunatic.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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Sin, death, and hell have set their marks on him, And all their ministers attend on him.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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But then I sigh, with a piece of ScriptureTell them that God bids us to do evil for good; And thus I clothe my naked villanyWith odd old ends stolen out of Holy Writ;And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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And thus I clothe my naked villainyWith odd old ends stol’n out of holy writ;And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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Out of my sight! Thou dost infect mine eyes.

— William Shakespeare, Richard III

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