Category Archives: After Dinner Quotes

After dinner quotes and in general an elegant toast after dinner can be a plus in business or in any social occasion. Shakespeare is an almost inexhaustible source for before, during and after dinner quotes and toasts

Shakespeare and the Madness of Crowds

Posted on April 3, 2012 by jimmie

“Mad call I it; for, to define true madness, What is’t but to be nothing else but mad? But let that go.” (Hamlet, act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Excellent reinforcement of the idea of madness. The redundancy and the obviousness in the quote enable irony laced with some inoffensive sarcasm. Among the limitless Read More

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Shakespeare and the Salt Wave of the Mediterranean

Posted on April 1, 2012 by jimmie

“By the salt wave of the Mediterranean…” (Love Labour’s Lost, act 5, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  Alternative, elegant expletive-less exclamation. Useful, for example, to the public speaker before answering an unexpected question from the audience. Exclamations belong to the currency of language. They are emphatic sentences to express surprise, incredulity, disgust, emotion and so Read More

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Shakespeare and the Drawbacks of Education

Posted on March 30, 2012 by jimmie

“You taught me language and my profit on it Is, I know how to curse.” (Tempest, act 1, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Excellent introduction for him who is delivering a presentation (alas! often a sermon) on education. E.G. “As Caliban told his teacher Prospero, ‘You taught me language and my profit on it is Read More

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Shakespeare Quote for Turning Weaknesses into Strengths

Posted on March 28, 2012 by jimmie

“They say best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad.” (Measure for Measure, act 5, sc.1) Tips for Use. Excellent lines to turn a problem into a feature, as software developers are known to say (and do). Or rather turn a setback Read More

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Shakespeare on Commitment, Purpose and/or Lack of them

Posted on March 27, 2012 by jimmie

“It is the purpose that makes strong the vow; But vows to every purpose must not hold.” (Troilus and Cressida act 5, sc. 3) Tips for Use. There are two applications possible. One (“It is the purpose that makes strong the vow”) is a warning or caution against inconsistency – especially applicable to politicians. As Read More

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Shakespeare, Thought as the Arbiter of Good and Bad

Posted on March 23, 2012 by jimmie

 “…for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” (Hamlet act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  When you try to rationalize a difference of opinion on a matter that can be judged one way or another. Short as it is, the line embodies a profound philosophical and practical truth the Read More

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Shakespeare and social (in)justice

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jimmie

“Thieves for their robbery have authority, When judges steal themselves.” (Measure for Measure act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  We can find erudite explanations about the mechanisms enabling society to function. Explanations given by historians, sociologists, psychologists, economists, politicians, philosophers and even poets as in this case. But the mystery remains. Petty crimes are Read More

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Shakespeare on Clear Communications & Presentation Ideas

Posted on March 21, 2012 by jimmie

“An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.” (King Richard III act4, sc. 4) Tips for Use.  In times when confusion is a sign of intelligence and ambiguity of genius suggesting otherwise is painfully naïve. Often, however, there is some unexpected value in (at least) the appearance of honesty. This is part of the indispensable Read More

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No meat, please. Shakespeare on Vegetarianism

Posted on March 12, 2012 by jimmie

“… but I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm my wit.” (Twelfth Night act 1 sc. 3) Tips for Use. Make the quote part of an introduction when promoting the value of vegetarianism. Or quote to justify your vegetarian life-style and why you may refuse the meat offered at Read More

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Authority, a dog obeyed in office

Posted on March 3, 2012 by jimmie

K. LEAR  Thou hast seen a farmer’s dog bark at a beggar? GLOUCESTER  Ay, sir. K. LEAR  And the creature run from the cur? There thou mightst behold the great image of authority: a dog’s obeyed in office. (King Lear act 4 sc.6)
 Tips for Use. A healthy lack of respect for pomp and authority Read More

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