As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, / I must not look to have; but, in their stead, / Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, / Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not" (5.3.25-28).
William ShakespeareRead
I would not wish any companion in the world but you.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a deep affection and preference for a specific person over all others.
In this quote, Shakespeare conveys a profound sense of devotion and attachment, suggesting that the speaker finds unparalleled value in the companionship of their beloved. It implies that among all possible friends or partners in the world, none can compare to the one they cherish, highlighting the unique bond and emotional connection shared between them.
Themes
LoveCompanionshipDevotionAffectionRelationship
In practice
Example use cases
During a wedding ceremony to express love for the partner.
More from William Shakespeare
All quotes βLove bears it out even to the edge of doom.
William ShakespeareRead
Good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.
William ShakespeareRead
Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear.
William ShakespeareRead
Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying!
William ShakespeareRead
Give it an understanding, but no tongue.
William ShakespeareRead
Similar quotes
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
RumiRead
She wasn't in love but she would love him, if that would save her.
Joyce Carol OatesRead
I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a human being is what truly counts. That's where you'll find me.
Annie LennoxRead
Our love has been the thread through the labyrinth, the net under the high-wire walker, the only real thing in this strange life of mine that I could ever trust.
Audrey NiffeneggerRead
One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods . . .
Gautama BuddhaRead
In the harshness of the world of technology - in which feelings do not count anymore - the hope for a saving love grows, a love which would be given freely and generously.
Pope Benedict XviRead