Quotes from As You Like It

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.

Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history, is second childishness and mere oblivion; sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Men have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love.

Men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love.

Blow, blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude.

Sweet are the uses of adversity, which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

Your If is the only peacemaker; much virtue in If.

Love is merely a madness, and, I tell you, deserves as well a dark house and a whip as madmen do.

The truest poetry is the most feigning.

Dead shepherd, now I find thy saw of might, 'Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?'

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad.

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

Time travels in divers paces with divers persons.

Do you not know I am a woman? when I think, I must speak.

If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 'tis true that a good play needs no epilogue.