William Shakespeare 1564-1616 The Taming of the Shrew John Bartlett 1919 Familiar Quotations


1
Look in the chronicles; we came in with Richard Conqueror.
The Taming of the Shrew. Induc. Sc. 1.
2
Let the world slide. 1
The Taming of the Shrew. Induc. Sc. 1.
3
I ’ll not budge an inch.
The Taming of the Shrew. Induc. Sc. 1.
4
As Stephen Sly and old John Naps of Greece, And Peter Turph and Henry Pimpernell, And twenty more such names and men as these Which never were, nor no man ever saw.
The Taming of the Shrew. Induc. Sc. 2.
5
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta’en; In brief, sir, study what you most affect.
The Taming of the Shrew. Act i. Sc. 1.
6
There ’s small choice in rotten apples.
The Taming of the Shrew. Act i. Sc. 1.
7
Nothing comes amiss; so money comes withal.
The Taming of the Shrew. Act i. Sc. 2.
8
Tush! tush! fear boys with bugs.
The Taming of the Shrew. Act i. Sc. 2.
9
And do as adversaries do in law,— Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
The Taming of the Shrew. Act i. Sc. 2.
10
Who wooed in haste, and means to wed at leisure. 2
The Taming of the Shrew. Act iii. Sc. 2.



11
And thereby hangs a tale.
The Taming of the Shrew. Act iv. Sc. 1.
12
My cake is dough.
The Taming of the Shrew. Act v. Sc. 1.
13
A woman moved is like a fountain troubled,— Muddy, ill-seeming, thick, bereft of beauty.
The Taming of the Shrew. Act v. Sc. 2.
14
Such duty as the subject owes the prince, Even such a woman oweth to her husband.
The Taming of the Shrew. Act v. Sc. 2.

Note 1.
See Heywood, Quotation 2. Beaumont and Fletcher: Wit without Money. [back]

Note 2.
Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.—William Congreve: The Old Bachelor, act v. sc. 1. [back]