Authors
William Shakespeare
1564 – 1616
William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet widely considered the greatest writer in the English language, author of plays like Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. His plays were performed at the Globe Theatre in London for everyone from apprentices to queens, mixing comedy, tragedy, and unforgettable characters. He invented or popularized hundreds of words and phrases that people still use every single day.
Quotes
“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
“The quality of mercy is not strain'd, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.”
“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances.”
“To thine own self be true.”
“Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice.”
“Sweet are the uses of adversity, which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.”
“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.”