The best Romeo and Juliet quotes

O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.

My only love sprung from my only hate!

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye, And, where care lodges, sleep will never lie.

These violent delights have violent ends<br/> And in their triump die, like fire and powder<br/> Which, as they kiss, consume.

There's an old saying that applies to me: you can't lose a game if you don't play the game.

[(Act 1, scene 4]

But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?<br/> It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.

Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.

These violent delights have violent ends<br/> And in their triump die, like fire and powder<br/> Which, as they kiss, consume.

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep. The more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.

I defy you, stars.

Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it.