“Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.”

— William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, Act 3, Scene 1

About William Shakespeare

1564 – 1616

English playwright and poet, author of 'Hamlet', 'Macbeth' and 'Romeo and Juliet'.

“To thine own self be true.”

“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.”

“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.”

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”

“Fire tries gold, misfortune tries brave men.”

“Great men rejoice in adversity just as brave soldiers triumph in war.”

“Adversity is the first path to truth.”

“When prosperous the fool trembles for the evil that is to come; in adversity the philosopher smiles for the good that he has had.”

“There is always a philosophy for lack of courage.”