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
Don't trust the person who has broken faith once.
Love is merely a madness.
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.
Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it.
That man that hath a tongue, I say is no man, if with his tongue he cannot win a woman.
Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.
He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
There was a star danced, and under that was I born.
I am a man more sinned against than sinning
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.
I am giddy, expectation whirls me round. The imaginary relish is so sweet That it enchants my sense.
Tears water our growth.
We suffer a lot the few things we lack and we enjoy too little the many things we have.
The golden age is before us, not behind us.