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
Praising what is lost makes the remembrance dear
If we are marked to die, we are enough to do our country loss; and if to live, the fewer men, the greater share of honor.
Tell them, that, to ease them of their griefs, Their fear of hostile strokes, their aches, losses, Their pangs of love, with other incident throes That nature's fragile vessel doth sustain In life's uncertain voyage, I will some kindness do them.
They are sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing.
Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear.
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restored and sorrows end.
And in some perfumes there is more delight than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear her speak, yet well I know that music hath a far more pleasing sound.
Delivers in such apt and gracious words that aged ears play truant at his tales; And younger hearings are quite ravished; So sweet and voluble is his discourse.
Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.
I can give the loser leave to chide.
Be merry; you have cause, so have we all, of joy; for our escape is much beyond our loss . . . . then wisely weigh our sorrow with our comfort.
Ambition, the soldier's virtue, rather makes choice of loss, than gain which darkens him.