Quote of William Shakespeare - Some are born great, some achieve...

Biography - William Shakespeare:

English poet, playwright and actor.
Born: 1564 - Died: 1616
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

William Shakespeare

greatness

Note

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

Quotes for: greatness

The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.

Albert Camus - Chroniques /

Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.

Ralph Waldo Emerson /

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King Jr. /

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

Leo Tolstoy /

All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.

Voltaire /

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Winston Churchill /

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William Shakespeare also said...

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

William Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venice /

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

William Shakespeare - The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark /

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

William Shakespeare - The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark /

What's done cannot be undone.

William Shakespeare - Macbeth /

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Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me.

William Shakespeare - Much Ado About Nothing /

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;

William Shakespeare - Romeo und Julia /

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