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
They say best men are molded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad
She's gone. I am abused, and my relief must be to loathe her.
O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't!
Nothing can come of nothing.
We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
Boldness be my friend.
Mirth cannot move a soul in agony.
Good name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls.
Hereafter, in a better world than this, I shall desire more love and knowledge of you
A light heart lives long.
I would not wish any companion in the world but you.
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.
Make use of time, let not advantage slip.
Bulldogs are adorable, with faces like toads that have been sat on. My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind; So flew'd, so sanded; their heads are hung with ears that sweep away the morning dew...