Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564. 4.26. ~ 1616. 4.23.)
He is considered England's national poet and one of the greatest playwrights of all time. His plays, written from the late 16th to early 17th centuries, were performed by small repertory companies and continue to be staged more frequently around the world than any other playwright's. Fellow playwright Ben Jonson called Shakespeare a writer "not of an age, but for all time."
His unparalleled poetic imagination, insightful understanding of human nature, both internally and externally, mastery of language, and diverse stagecraft make him truly unique.
○ Fools think themselves wise, but the wise know they are fools.
○ Our fate is not in the stars, but in ourselves.
○ Fear of failure prevents the benefits of success.
○ Expectation is the root of all heartache.
○ Listen much, speak little.
○ If we are true to ourselves, we can be false to no man.
○ The course of true love never did run smooth.
○ There is no legacy richer than honesty.
○ We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
○ Grief is undoubtedly the enemy of life.
○ It is above all things necessary to be honest with yourself.
○ Nothing is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
○ Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
○ To have a giant's strength is good, but to use it like a giant is tyranny.
○ Cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant never taste of death but once.
○ To be, or not to be, that is the question.
○ Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
○ What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god!
○ To do a great right, do a little wrong.
○ God gave you a face, and you make another.
○ The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.
○ One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
Comments0