“Many strokes, though with a little axe, hew down and fell the hardest-timber'd oak.”

— William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, Act 2, 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.”

“Attempt the end and never stand to doubt; nothing's so hard but search will find it out.”

“Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.”

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“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

“Success always demands a greater effort.”

“Let them adopt the maxim, "Better luck next time"; and then, by renewed exertion, make that better luck for themselves.”

“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood...”