William Shakespeare Quotes
He that has a house to put's head in has a good head-piece.
Shakespeare, William. King Lear. Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, Simon & Schuster, 1993, p. 129. (Act 3, Scene 2, lines 25-26).
This saying is very similar to the English ones, but this is much older. Since the Vikings occupied much of England for centuries, it may be that this was the origin. However, similar notions appear in many societies.
As hard as it is for us to imagine today, while her husband was President of the United States, the First Lady wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column every single day with politics frequently the subject. While she usually agreed with the President, there were occasions where they seemed to not see things exactly the same. She tended to be more liberal than he. However, there were those who believed that when she criticized politicians, it was with FDR’s knowledge and blessing and she sometimes did his “dirty work.” Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most influential people in the country—certainly more-so than any First Lady before and since.
Where societies have elderly people in households, it tells us much about the values of the society and the culture. In some societies, people do not live to be elderly, and in others, those that do are not very much respected.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. They also continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
