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
Cease thy counsel, for thy words fall into my ears as priceless as water into a seive.
The crown o' the earth doth melt. My lord! O, wither'd is the garland of the war, The soldier's pole is fall'n: young boys and girls Are level now with men; the odds is gone, And there is nothing left remarkable Beneath the visiting moon.
There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow.
O devil, devil! If that the earth could teem with woman's tears, each drop she falls would prove a crocodile.
Fall Greeks; fail fame; honour or go or stay; My major vow lies here, this I'll obey.
Men so noble, However faulty, yet should find respect For what they have been: 'tis a cruelty To load a falling man.
I pray thee cease thy counsel, Which falls into mine ears as profitless as water in a sieve.
And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.
Women are as roses, whose fair flower, being once displayed, doth fall that very hour.
The seasons alter: hoary-headed frosts Fall in the fresh lap of the crimson rose.
I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.
Women may fall when there's no strength in men.