Best quotes from King Lear

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King Lear by William Shakespeare

King Lear quotes

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I cannot heave my heart into my mouth. I love your majesty according to my bond; no more no less.

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Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.

565

How, nothing will come of nothing.

561

When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.

556

As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport.

548

Why should a dog, a horse, a rat have life, and thou no breath at all?

473

See how yon justice rails upon yon simple thief? Hark in thine ear: change places, and, handy dandy, which is the justice, which is the thief?

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I am a man more sinned against than sinning.

468

This cold night will turn us all to fools and madmen.

464

Unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art.

463

So distribution should undo excess, and each man have enough.

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Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.

438

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