“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.”

Playwright and poet · 1564 – 1616

English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language; author of Hamlet and Macbeth.

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

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.

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

This above all: to thine own self be true.

What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.

To be, or not to be: that is the question.