William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth23 April 1564
That we would do We should do when we would, for this 'would' changes, And hath abatements and delays as many As there are tongues, are hands, are accidents, And then this 'should' is like a spendthrift sigh, That hurts by easing.
Lay aside life-harming heaviness, And entertain a cheerful disposition.
Strong reasons make strong actions.
To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.
An overflow of good converts to bad.
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.
The wheel is come full circle.
I have not slept one wink.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility.
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?
I rather would entreat thy company; To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than, living dully sluggardized at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.
Some there be that shadows kiss; Such have but a shadow's bliss.