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“The owl shrieked at thy birth—an evil sign.”

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.”

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”

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“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”

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“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”

“The whole is more than the sum of its parts.”

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”