Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, … - William Shakespeare

" "
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest

William Shakespeare

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Also Known As: The Bard of Avon

Alternative Names: The Bard • Swan of Avon • Bard of Avon • Shakespeare • William Shakspere • Shakespere • Shakespear • Shakspeare • Shackspeare • Shakspere • William Shakspeare • William Shake‐speare • William Shak‐ſpeare • William Shake-speare • William Shak-ſpeare

Full Quote All quotes from William Shakespeare Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like William Shakespeare:

Lord Byron John Dryden Walter Scott Ben Jonson John Donne

Additional quotes by William Shakespeare

Of one that lov'd not wisely but too well.

What a piece of work is a man!
How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty!
In form and moving how express and admirable!
In action how like an angel,
in apprehension how like a god!

And his unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest, Ride more than thou goest, Learn more than thou trowest, Set le… - William Shakespeare

About William Shakespeare

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by William Shakespeare

Unlimited Quote Collections