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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. Shakespeare's works include 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses. His plays, such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth, are considered masterpieces and have had a lasting impact on literature and theater.

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"God has given you one face, and you make yourself another."

— William Shakespeare

"All the world is a stage, And all the men and women merely players.They have their exits and entrances; Each man in his time plays many parts."

— William Shakespeare

"Having nothing, nothing can he lose."

— William Shakespeare

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."

— William Shakespeare

"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."

— William Shakespeare

"Be great in act, as you have been in thought."

— William Shakespeare

"Speak low, if you speak love."

— William Shakespeare

"We know what we are, but know not what we may be."

— William Shakespeare

"He that is giddy thinks the world turns round."

— William Shakespeare

"How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world."

— William Shakespeare

"Go to your bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know."

— William Shakespeare

"To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first."

— William Shakespeare

"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves."

— William Shakespeare

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