Antony and Cleopatra quotes

Antony and Cleopatra were prominent historical figures known for their passionate love affair and influential political alliance in ancient Rome and Egypt. Their relationship dramatically affected the course of Roman and Egyptian history, leading to both romance and tragedy. They remain iconic symbols of love, power, and the struggles of destiny. Here are 23 of her quotes:

There's beggary in the love that can be reckon'd. (Antony and Cleopatra)
This grief is crowned with consolation. View quote
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Antony, leave thy lascivious wassails. View quote
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I was A morsel for a monarch. View quote
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Small to greater matters must give way. View quote
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Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety; other women cloy The appetites they feed; but she makes hungry Where most she satisfies: for vilest things Become themselves in her, that the holy priests Bless her when she is riggish. View quote
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'T was merry when You wager'd on your angling; when your diver Did hang a salt-fish on his hook, which he With fervency drew up. View quote
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Who does i' the wars more than his captain can, Becomes his captain's captain; and ambition, The soldier's virtue, rather makes choice of loss, Than gain which darkens him. View quote
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Celerity is never more admir'd than by the negligent. View quote
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Tell him, he wears the rose Of youth upon him. View quote
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Authority melts from me: of late, when I cried 'Ho!' Like boys unto a muss, kings would start forth, And cry 'Your will?' Have you no ears? I am Antony yet. (Antony and Cleopatra)
Get thee back to Caesar, Tell him thy entertainment: look, thou say He makes me angry with him; for he seems Proud and disdainful, harping on what I am, Not what he knew I was: he makes me angry. View quote
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It is my birth-day: I had thought to have held it poor: but, since my lord Is Antony again, I will be Cleopatra. View quote
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To business that we love we rise betime, And go to 't with delight. View quote
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The shirt of Nessus is upon me. View quote
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Charmain: Be comforted, dear madam. Cleopatra: No, I will not. All strange and terrible events are welcome, But comforts we despise; our size of sorrow, Proportion'd to our cause, must be as great. View quote
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Since Cleopatra died, I have liv'd in such dishonour, that the gods Detest my baseness. View quote
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Good sirs, take heart: - We'll bury him; and then, what's brave, what's noble, Let's do it after the high Roman fashion, And make Death proud to take us. Come, away: This case of that huge spirit now is cold. - Ah, women, women! - come; we have no friend But resolution, and the briefest end. View quote
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Let me lament, With tears as sovereign as the blood of hearts, That thou, my brother, my competitor In top of all design, my mate in empire, Friend and companion in the front of war, The arm of mine own body, and the heart Where mine his thoughts did kindle,-that our stars, Unreconciliable, should divide Our equalness to this. View quote
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Mechanic slaves With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers, shall Uplift us to the view; in their thick breath, Rank with gross diet, shall we be enclouded, And forc'd to drink their vapour. View quote
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Finish, good lady; the bright day is done, And we are for the dark. (Antony and Cleopatra)
Come, thou mortal wretch, With thy sharp teeth this knot intrinsicate Of life at once untie: poor venomous fool, Be angry, and dispatch. O, couldst thou speak, That I might hear thee call great Caesar Ass Unpolicied! View quote
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She looks like sleep, As she would catch another Antony In her strong toil of grace. View quote
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Quotes count: 23
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