Quote of William Shakespeare - To be, or not to be...

Biography - William Shakespeare:

English poet, playwright and actor.
Born: 1564 - Died: 1616
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom

To be, or not to be, that is the question.

William Shakespeare - The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Note

To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune;
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?

Quote source: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Wikisource - The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark/Act 3 (en)

Internet Archive - Comedies, histoires, and tragedies, faithfully reproduced in facsimile from the edition of 1623 by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (en)

To be, or not to be, that is the question.

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Translation

(German, French, Spanish, Italian)

Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist hier die Frage.

William Shakespeare - Die Tragödie von Hamlet, Prinz von Dänemark

Être ou ne pas être : telle est la question.

William Shakespeare - La Tragique Histoire d'Hamlet, prince de Danemark

Ser o no ser, esa es la cuestión.

Essere o non essere, questo è il problema.

Quotes about doubt:

Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.

André Gide - Ainsi soit-il ou Les jeux sont faits /

We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge, doubt increases.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Maxims and Reflections /

When in doubt, follow the suit of the wise and prudent.

Baltasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom /

But the most beautiful of all doubts
Is when the downtrodden and despondent raise their heads and
Stop believing in the strength
Of their oppressors.

Bertolt Brecht - Lob des Zweifels /

doubt

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

René Descartes - Principles of Philosophy /

The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Bertrand Russell /

All about doubt...

Quotes for: question

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

Confucius /

question

If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe /

question

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

John Locke - Some Thoughts Concerning Education /

Charm is a way of getting the answer 'Yes' without asking a clear question.

Albert Camus - The Fall /

question

When I had all the answers, the questions changed.

Paulo Coelho /

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

Alan Watts /

All question quotes...

Quotes for "to be" or about being:

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

Michel de Montaigne - Essays /

Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.

Niccolo Machiavelli /

to be

Become who you are!

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra /

to be

I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.

Simone Weil /

I think, therefore I am.

René Descartes - Discourse on the Method /

Language is the house of the truth of Being.

Martin Heidegger /

All for "to be" or about being...

William Shakespeare also said...

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

William Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venice /

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

William Shakespeare - The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark /

What's done cannot be undone.

William Shakespeare - Macbeth /

fact

Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me.

William Shakespeare - Much Ado About Nothing /

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;

William Shakespeare - Romeo und Julia /

Meet the time as it seeks us.

William Shakespeare - The Tragedy of Cymbeline /

time

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