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
To take arms against a sea of troubles.
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
The leopard does not change his spots.
No reckoning made, but sent to my account with all my imperfections on my head.
Sometimes, less is more.
Nor aught so good but strained from that fair use, Revolts from true birth stumbling on abuse.
The bitter clamor of two eager tongues.
Tis often seen Adoption strives with nature; and choice breeds A native slip to us from foreign lands.
Direct not him whose way himself will choose; 'Tis breath not lack'st, and that breath wilt thou lose.
Affection, mistress of passion, sways it to the mood of what it likes or loathes.
Nature, as it grows again toward earth, is fashioned for the journey, dull and heavy.
O sir, you are old; nature in you stands on the very verge of her confine; you should be ruled and led by some discretion, that discerns your fate better than you yourself.
Some smack of age in you, some relish of the saltness of time.
Your date is better in your pie and your porridge than in your cheek.