Humor

William Shakespeare on Humor

Browse 6 quotations attributed to William Shakespeare, catalogued under humor, with dates where available.

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This page displays 6 quotations attributed to William Shakespeare and filed under "humor" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.

Attributed to William Shakespeare, entry #68540: "Simple: Wit lies in being brief. The real way of speaking humorously is to use as few words as possible."

Attributed to William Shakespeare, entry #164991: "Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit and lost without deserving."

6 Quotes by William Shakespeare on Humor