1. “Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water.”

2. “Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.”

3. “Go, write it in a martial hand; be curst and brief; it is no matter how witty, so it be eloquent and fun of invention: taunt him with the licence of ink: if thou thou'st him some thrice, it shall not be amiss; and as many lies as will lie in thy shee.”

4. “To be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune; but to write and read comes by nature.”

5. “I call for pen and ink and write my mind.”

6. “This above all: to thine own self be true.”

7. “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”

8. “Never durst poet touch a pen to write, until his ink were temper’d with love sighs.”

9. “People’s good deeds we write in water. The evil deeds are etched in brass.”

10. If I could write the beauty of your eyes And in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say, 'This poet lies; Such heavenly touches ne'er touch'd earthly faces.'

William Shakespeare

   Shakespeare was born April 26, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and one of the most influential people of all time. He was a poet and playwright. His work consists of subjects of life, love, death, revenge, grief, jealousy, murder, magic, mystery, and comedy. His works consist of 154 sonnets, 39 plays, and two narrative poems. His works have been translated into every major language. 

  Shakespeare once said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” He was all three.

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