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
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
Make use of time, let not advantage slip.
In time we hate that which we often fear.
Were kisses all the joys in bed, One woman would another wed.
Why so large a cost, having so short a lease, does thou upon your fading mansion spend?
To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.
We are gentlemen that neither in our hearts nor outward eyes envy the great nor shall the low despise.
God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another.
When valour preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with.