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
Why should honor outlive honestly? Orthello
Though it be honest, it is never good to bring bad news.
Corruption wins not more than honesty.
That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should admit no discourse to your beauty.
Honesty is not the best policy - merely the safest
A very honest woman but something given to lie
There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee.
Plain and not honest is too harsh a style.
Could beauty, my lord, have better commerce than with honesty?
There's no trust, No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.
Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house; as your pearl in a foul oyster
O monstrous world! Take note, take note, o world,To be direct and honest is not safe!
Truth is truth to the end of reckoning.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am sometimes so by chance.