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
Ask me no reason why I love you; for though Love use Reason for his physician, he admits him not for his counsellor.
The expedition of my violent love outrun the pauser, reason.
Many that are not mad have, sure, more lack of reason.
Do not banish reason for inequality; but let your reason serve to make the truth appear where it seems hid, and hide the false seems true.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
The will of man is by his reason sway'd.
Nature's tears are reason's merriment.
Passion makes the will lord of the reason.
Good reasons must of force give place to better.
Love reasons without reason.
Enjoy'd no sooner but despised straight, Past reason hunted, and no sooner had Past reason hated
But, indeed, words are very rascals, since bonds [vows] disgraced them." Viola: "Thy reason, man?" Feste: "Troth [Truthfully], sir, I can yield you none without words, and words are grown so false, I am loathe to prove reason with them.
How well he's read, to reason against reading!
Unthread the bold eye of rebellion,And welcome home again discarded faith.