All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts...

——William Shakespeare, "As You Like It"

世界是一个舞台，所有的男男女女不过是一些演员，他们都有下场的时候，也都有上场的时候。一个人的一生中扮演着好几个角色。 ——莎士比亚《皆大欢喜》

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

——William Shakespeare, "As You Like It"

愚者自以为聪明，智者则有自知之明。——莎士比亚《皆大欢喜》

Neither a borrower nor a lender be;for loan oft loses both itself and friend.

——William Shakespeare, "Hamlet"

不要向人借钱，也不要借钱给人；借钱出去，常常既丢了钱，也丢了朋友。——莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

——William Shakespeare, "Hamlet"

世上之事物本无善恶之分,思想使然。——莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant¹ never taste of death but once.

——William Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar"

懦夫在未死以前就已经死了好多次；勇士一生只死一次。——莎士比亚《凯撒大帝》

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

——William Shakespeare, "King Lear"

逆子无情甚于蛇蝎。——莎士比亚《李尔王》

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue² fall.

——William Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure"

有些人因罪恶而升迁，有些人因德行而没落。——莎士比亚《一报还一报》

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.

——William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"

晚安!晚安!离别是这样甜蜜的凄清,我真要向你道晚安直到天明! ——莎士比亚《罗密欧与朱丽叶》

What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

——William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"

名字中有什么呢？把玫瑰叫成别的名字，它还是一样的芬芳。——莎士比亚《罗密欧与朱丽叶》

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see the pretty follies³ that themselves commit.

——William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice"

爱情是盲目的，恋人们看不到自己做的傻事。——莎士比亚《威尼斯商人》

Misery⁴ acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.

——William Shakespeare, "The Tempest"

落难时不择伙伴。。——莎士比亚《暴风雨》

Love’s not love when it is mingled⁵ with regards that stands aloof⁶ from the entire point.

——William Shakespeare, "King Lear"

爱情里面要是搀杂了和它本身无关的算计，那就不是真的爱情。——莎士比亚《李尔王》

Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

——William Shakespeare, "Hamlet"

多听少说。——莎士比亚 《哈姆雷特》

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.

——William Shakespeare, "Hamlet"

如果送礼的人不是出于真心,再贵重的礼物也会失去它的价值。 ——莎士比亚 《哈姆雷特》

Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.

——William Shakespeare

得到即是完结,快乐的精髓在于过程。——莎士比亚