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
Own more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest.
Our wills and fates do so contrary runThat our devices still are overthrown;Our thoughts are ours, their ends none of our own.
I would not marry her, though she were endowed with all that Adam had left him before he transgressed.
Thou know'st the first time that we smell the air we wawl and cry. When we are born we cry, that we are come to this great state of fools.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am sometimes by chance.
Though he is small, he is but fierce.
Though care killed a cat, thou hast mettle enough in thee to kill care
Thou canst not say I did it: never shakeThy gory locks at me.
Thou art not for the fashion of these times,Where none will sweat but for promotion.
Thou wert best set - thy lower part where thy nose stands
Thoughts are but dreams till their effects be tried.
Though this be madness, yet there is method
My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel; I know not where I am nor what I do.