William Shakespeare - English Poet,

William Shakespeare  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".[nb  His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

William Shakespeare’s quotes are renowned for their insight into human nature, with famous lines including "To be, or not to be, that is the question" (Hamlet), "All the world's a stage" (As You Like It), and "This above all: to thine own self be true" (Hamlet), spanning themes of love, fate, and mortality. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  

Famous Shakespeare Quotes 

• On Life: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" (As You Like It). 

• On Love: "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none" (All's Well That Ends Well). 

• On Self-Truth: "This above all: to thine own self be true" (Hamlet). 

• On Greatness: "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them" (Twelfth Night). 

• On Death: "Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once" (Julius Caesar). 

• On Opportunity: "There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" (Julius Caesar). 

• On Persistence: "Better three hours too soon than a minute too late" (The Merry Wives of Windsor). [1, 6, 7, 8]  

 https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/947.William_Shakespeare

[7] https://www.mbebooks.com/blog/18-shakespeare-quotes/

[8] https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/william-shakespeare-quotes

[9] https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-phrases/

[10] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlpq241xQTw

[11] https://www.isba.org/sections/bench/newsletter/2017/09/shakespearescoldwisdom