Monthly Archives: January 2012

Compliment for Jewel or other Object

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

Sweet Ornament that Decks a Thing Divine (TGV 2.1) Comments and How to Use. “I can live for two months on a good compliment”. The statement is attributed to Mark Twain. Being complimented can be sometimes embarrassing, because agreeing may suggest conceit while disagreeing may hide false modesty. But saying that you can live for Read More

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Are Doctors Trustworthy?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

“… trust not the physician; His antidotes are poison, and he slays More than you rob.” (TOA.4.3) How to Use.  A reliable example to indicate your general lack of confidence in modern medicine. In the play. Two robbers stumble upon Timon who has retreated and retired to a wood. He talks with the robbers and Read More

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Those Girls of Italy

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

“Those girls of Italy, take heed of them; They say, our French lack language to deny, If they demand.” (AWEW.2.1) How to Use. A befitting romantic Shakespeare line for tongue-in-cheek praise of Italian ladies and attractions thereof. With  minimal poetic license you can change ‘Italy’ to any other country and ‘French’ to the other applicable  Read More

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A Rose for Christmas?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

At Christmas I no more desire a rose, Than wish a snow in May’s new fangled mirth, But like of each thing as in season grows.” (LLL.1.1) How to Use. The best quotes capture simple truths in a unique way that makes them memorable. This is especially true of William Shakespeare’s quotes on life. Use Read More

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Champagne Toast

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

“I drink to the general joy o’ the whole table” (M.3.4) How to Use. The occasion where to use this quote is self-explanatory. It could open your before-dinner or after-dinner speech or toast. You could even add a bit of self-irony, considering the situation where the lines appear in Macbeth.  In fact Macbeth, after first Read More

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Good Appetite Toast

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

“Now, good digestion wait on appetite, And health on both!” (Macbeth 3.4) How to Use. Excellent and appropriate lines when you are asked to say a few words before or after a dinner. To add a touch of irony or black humor, you may refer to the origin of the quote. Namely, Macbeth hires two Read More

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Break my Heart

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

Break my heart For I must hold my tongue (Hamlet, act 1, sc. 2) How to Use. Short, pointed and one of the best Shakespeare lines when you want to convey that you strongly disapprove of what is going on but, for whatever reason, you must contain your anger. It may apply to a quarrel Read More

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Your Home, Your Castle

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jimmie

“This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle senses.” (Macbeth.1.6) How to use. Here is an elegant means to pay a sincere and mildly flattering compliment to your host by relying one of the many and best Shakespearean quote. The size or nature of the house does Read More

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Foreign Girls

Posted on January 10, 2012 by jimmie

“I shall never move thee in French, unless it be to laugh at me.” (King Henry V 5.2) How to use. The quote is applicable to whatever nationality your girlfriend may have, if you are weak in her language, e.g. “I shall never move thee in Hungarian, unless it be to laugh at me”You will Read More

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