A Dictionary of Shakespearian Quotations

Every human feeling, answered by Shakespeare: an 1892 dictionary that files the Bard's best lines under the passions they express — from Ambition to Woe.

J

8 subjects in this part of Shakespearian Quotations.

Jealousy

Jealousy: How many fond fools serve mad jealousy !

Jest

Jest: O, it is much, that a lie, with a slight oath, and a jest, with a sad brow, will do with a fellow that never had the ache in his…

Jewel

Jewel: Can the world buy such a jewel? IF. Talk'st thou to me of ifs.

Joy

Joy: Take my cap, Jupiter, and I thank thee :-Hoo! Marcius is coming home!

Judges, Dilatory

Judges, Dilatory: You dismiss the controversy bleeding, the more entangled by your hearing.

Judgment, Justice

Judgment, Justice: I stand for judgment: answer; shall I have it? M.V. iv. 1. Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all. H. VI. PT. II. iii…

Justice Of Peace

Justice Of Peace: He's a justice of peace in his county, simple though 1 stand here.

Jaths

Jaths: Nor the unsuppressive metal of our spirits, To think, that, or our cause, or our performance, Did need an oath; when every drop of…

Rights & ReuseThe complete text of A Dictionary of Shakespearian Quotations (1892) is in the public domain in the United States — like all works published before 1928 — and is free to read, download, quote, teach from, and reuse. This digital edition (its transcription, restored images, and site design) is © 2026 PhotoOpAI, and any editorial commentary we add is clearly marked as ours; the underlying public-domain text carries no such restriction.