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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of around 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of… Continue reading Have more than you show, speak less than you know!

The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack!

Rudyard Kipling portrait by Bourne & Shepherd.

Rudyard Kipling was born in Mumbai and lived with relatives in England between the ages of 6 and 17, when he returned to India. As a child he spoke English, Hindi and Portuguese. This is evident in his writing, which revolves around issues of language and identity. After returning to India, Kipling traveled around the… Continue reading The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack!

You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water!

Rabindranath Tagore in his study at Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.

Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7 May, 1861 in Calcutta. Tagore began to write verse at an early age. After completing studies in England in the late 1870s, he returned to India where he published several books of poetry starting in the 1880s. In 1901, Tagore founded an experimental school in Shantiniketan where he sought… Continue reading You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water!

Give every day a chance to become the most beautiful day in your life!

Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called “The Great American Novel.” Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. After an… Continue reading Give every day a chance to become the most beautiful day in your life!