William ShakespeareShakespeare 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.
