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
Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.
Blow, blow thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude
The things that threatened me,Ne'er looked but on my back;For when they see the face of CaesarThey are vanished.-Julius Caesar
So shaken as we are, so wan with care.
Sorrow ebbs, being blown with wind of words.
Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity
Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.
See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand!O that I were a glove upon that hand,That I might touch that cheek!
Roses have thorns, and silver fountains mud;Clouds and eclipses stain both moon and sun,And loathsome canker lies in sweetest bud.All men make faults.
Beauty is all very well at first sight; but whoever looks at it when it has been in the house three days?
Concerning God, free will and destiny: Of all that earth has been or yet may be, all that vain men imagine or believe, or hope can paint or suffering may achieve, we descanted.
Conscience is but a word that cowards use, / Devised at first to keep the strong in awe.
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I never saw true beauty till this night
Diseases desperate grownBy desperate appliances are relieved,Or not at all.