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Nature: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

Nature hath meal, and bran; contempt, and grace.— Cym. iv. 2

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.— T. C. iii. 3

How hard it is to hide the sparks of nature!— Cym. iii. 3

Nature, what things there are, Most abject in regard, and dear in use! What things again most dear in the esteem, And poor in worth!— T. C. iii. 3.

Labouring art can never ransom Nature From her inaidable estate.— A. W. ii. 1

Natural Productions

Many for many virtues excellent, None but for some, and yet all different. O, mickle is the powerful grace, that lies In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities: For nought so vile that on the earth doth live, But to the earth some special good doth give; Nor aught so good, but, strain'd from that fair use, Revolts from true birth, stumbling on abuse: Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied: And vice sometime's by action dignified. Within the infant rind of this small flower Poison hath residence, and med'cine power: For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each part; Being tasted, stays all senses with the heart. Two such opposed foes encamp them still In man as well as herbs, grace, and rude will; And, where the worser is predominant, Full soon the canker death eats up that plant.— R. J. ii. 3.

NECESSITY. NEED. Necessity's sharp pinch.— K. L. ii. 4

Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.— R. II. i. 3.

Where is this straw, my fellow? The art of our necessities is strange, That can make vile things precious.— K. L. iii. 2

Necessity will make us all forsworn.— L. L. i. 1

O, reason not the need: our basest beggars Are in the poorest thing superfluous: Allow not nature more than nature needs, Man's life is cheap as beast's.— K. L. ii. 4

But, for true need, - You heavens, give me that patience: patience I need.— K. L. ii. 4

I am sworn brother, sweet, To grim Necessity; and he and I Will keep a league till death.— R. II. v. 1