April 23rd, 1616 marks the death of both William Shakespeare and
Miguel de Cervantes.
Classic Quotes by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English writer
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a
fool.
A jest's prosperity lies in the ear of him that hears it, Never in the
tongue of him that makes it.
A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly
are subdued, and neither party loser.
Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings
fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear.
Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.
Alas, how love can trifle with itself!
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of
most excellent fancy.
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players:
they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time
plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.