Shakespeare quotes on luck

A crow without feather? Master, mean you so? For a fish without a fin, there's a fowl without a feather; If a crow help us in, sirrah, we'll pluck a crow together
Source: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

Marry, the gods forfend! I would not

'The purpose you undertake is dangerous'- Why, that's certain! 'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety
Source: THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY THE FOURTH

Here, Fluellen; wear thou this favour for me, and stick it in thy cap; when Alencon and myself were down together, I pluck'd this glove from his helm
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

Let him that is a true-born gentleman And stands upon the honour of his birth, If he suppose that I have pleaded truth, From off this brier pluck a white rose with me
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

Let him that is no coward nor no flatterer, But dare maintain the party of the truth, Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

I love no colours; and, without all colour Of base insinuating flattery, I pluck this white rose with Plantagenet
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

[To Somerset] Unless my study and my books be false, The argument you held was wrong in you; In sign whereof I pluck a white rose too
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

From Ireland thus comes York to claim his right And pluck the crown from feeble Henry's head
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

A servant that he bred, thrill'd with remorse, Oppos'd against the act, bending his sword To his great master; who, thereat enrag'd, Flew on him, and amongst them fell'd him dead; But not without that harmful stroke which since Hath pluck'd him after
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

"Air," quoth he "thy cheeks may blow; Air, would I might triumph so! But, alack, my hand is sworn Ne'er to

I know your virtue hath a license in't, Which seems a little fouler than it is, To pluck on others
Source: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Are not you he That frights the maidens of the villagery, Skim milk, and sometimes labour in the quern, And bootless make the breathless housewife churn, And sometime make the drink to bear no barm, Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm? Those that Hobgoblin call you, and sweet Puck, You do their work, and they shall have good luck
Source: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

[Starting] Help me, Lysander, help me; do thy best To pluck this crawling serpent from my breast
Source: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

I am about it, but indeed my invention Comes from my pate as birdlime does from frieze; It plucks out brains and all
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

But we must win your Grace to go with us To Bristow Castle, which they say is held By Bushy, Bagot, and their complices, The caterpillars of the commonwealth, Which I have sworn to weed and pluck away
Source: KING RICHARD THE SECOND

Thou shalt think Though he divide the realm and give thee half It is too little, helping him to all; And he shall think that thou, which knowest the way To plant unrightful kings, wilt know again, Being ne'er so little urg'd, another way To pluck him headlong from the usurped throne
Source: KING RICHARD THE SECOND

Fie, what an indirect and peevish course Is this of hers? Lord Cardinal, will your Grace Persuade the Queen to send the Duke of York Unto his princely brother presently? If she deny, Lord Hastings, go with him And from her jealous arms pluck him perforce
Source: KING RICHARD III

Murder her brothers, and then marry her! Uncertain way of gain! But I am in So far in blood that sin will pluck on sin
Source: KING RICHARD III

Courageous Richmond, well hast thou acquit thee! Lo, here, this long-usurped royalty From the dead temples of this bloody wretch Have I pluck'd off, to grace thy brows withal
Source: KING RICHARD III

Off with my boots, you rogues! you villains, when? [Sings] It was the friar of orders grey, As he forth walked on his way- Out, you rogue! you pluck my foot awry; Take that, and mend the plucking off the other
Source: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Chiron, we hunt not, we, with horse nor hound, But hope to pluck a dainty doe to ground
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

Sirs, strive no more; such with'red herbs as these Are meet for plucking up, and therefore mine
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

Now will I to that old Andronicus, And temper him with all the art I have, To pluck proud Lucius from the warlike Goths
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

But, hit or miss, Our project's life this shape of sense assumes- Ajax employ'd plucks down Achilles' plumes
Source: THE HISTORY OF TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

That's likewise part of my intelligence; but, I fear, the angle that plucks our son thither
Source: THE WINTER'S TALE

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