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
I think the devil will not have me damned, lest the oil that's in me should set hell on fire.
The tongues of dying men enforce attention like deep harmony.
The miserable have no other medicine But only hope.
Therefore another prologue must tell he is not a lion
I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true 'The empty vessel makes the greatest sound'.
What a fool honesty is.
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.
A smile cures the wounding of a frown.
God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.
Why, what's the matter, That you have such a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?
For a quart of ale is a dish for a king.