How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is 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" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 3 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 those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
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My ventures are not in one bottom trusted, nor to one place.
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Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water.
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Foolery... does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere.
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A stirring dwarf we do allowance give before a sleeping giant.
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Purpose is but the slave to memory, of violent birth, but poor validity.
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Golden lads and girls all must, as chimney-sweepers come to dust.
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Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, where death's approach is seen so terrible!
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
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When beggars die, there are no comets seen; the heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.
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