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
Farewell the tranquil mind; farewell content!Farewell the plumed troop and the big warsThat make ambition virtue!
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff - Julius Caesar
Dreams, indeed, are ambition; for the very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream. And I hold ambition of so airy and light a quality that it is but a shadow's shadow.
Ambition, the soldier's virtue.
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.
As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Ambition, the soldier's virtue, rather makes choice of loss, than gain which darkens him.
Who soars too near the sun, with golden wings, melts them.
Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars That make ambition virtue! O, farewell! Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, th' ear-piercing fife, The royal banner, and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!
Farewell the tranquil mind! farewell content! Farewell the plumed troops, and the big wars That make ambition virtue.
Love and meekness, lord, Become a churchman better than ambition: Win straying souls with modesty again, Cast none away.
When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man.
Ambition's debt is paid.
Virtue is chok'd with foul ambition