Shakespeare was an English writer and poet. His works are very well known and studied to this very day, he lived in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. Here are some of his quotes:

1. ‘Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once’

If you are brave, you will not shy away from death.

2. ‘Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none’

Speaking about morals and how you should treat others.

3. ‘God has given you one face, and you make yourself another face’

Speaking ironically about people showing two sides to their personality (being two faced).

4. “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late’

Being too late gives you o alternative, so being far too early is preferred.

5. “As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words’

From ‘Two gentleman of Verona’ ‘ words alone do not do justice to the ‘fire of love’.

6. ‘When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry’

7. ‘A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool’

From ‘As You Like It’, Act 5 scene 1. A wise man knows he can’t know everything so will listen to others.

8. ‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them’

Speaking about the different routes to success in the world.

9. ‘Listen to many, speak to a few’

You will learn more by listening than you will by speaking, so listen more than you speak.

10. ‘But is it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive’

From Henry V (Act 4 Scene 3). It should not be a sin to covet honour…

11. ‘It is a wise father that knows his own child’

From ‘Merchant of Venice’. Act 2 Scene 2. Saying it is tough to know everything, even about your own child.

12. ‘Better a witty fool than a foolish wit’

From ‘Twelfth Night’. Saying it is better to be a clever idiot than someone who thinks they are clever but is actually an idiot.

13. ‘The course of love never did run smooth’

From a ‘Midsummer night’s dream’. True love needs work and is never perfect.

14. ‘There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so’

From Hamlet (Act 2 Scene 2). It is our perceptions that establish what is good and bad, not the act itself.

15. ‘No legacy is so rich as honesty’

This quote explains that being honest and true to yourself is better than being rich, famous or popular.