About William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in English. (1564-1616)

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• This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, scene 3
• Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act II, scene 5
• We know what we are, but know not what we may be.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act IV, scene 5
• There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act II, scene 2
• Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none.All's Well That Ends Well (c. 1605), Act I, scene 1
• The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.Julius Caesar (1599), Act I, scene 2

More quotes on courage

• I would unite with anybody to do right; and with nobody to do wrong.Frederick Douglass
• I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence.Frederick Douglass
• I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.Harriet Tubman
• I had crossed the line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom.Harriet Tubman
• The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.Rosa Parks
• I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.Rosa Parks

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