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".
Born: April 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
Died: May 3, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
Poems: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?, more
Siblings: Gilbert Shakespeare, Joan Shakespeare, more
Children: Hamnet Shakespeare, Susanna Hall, Judith Quiney

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you
have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.
William Shakespeare

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was
published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of
American colloquial speech.
Born: March 26, 1874, San Francisco, California, United States
Died: January 29, 1963, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Books: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, more
Influenced by: William Wordsworth, John Keats, Ezra Pound, more

These woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,

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And miles to go before I sleep.

Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's
Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline.
Born: February 27, 1807, Portland, Maine, United States
Died: March 24, 1882, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Books: The Song of Hiawatha, A Psalm of Life, more
Influenced by: Dante Alighieri, John Keats, Charles Dickens, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Quotes
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when
he is only sad.
If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering
enough to disarm all hostility.
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and
humorist.
Born: November 30, 1835, Florida, Missouri, United States
Died: April 21, 1910, Redding, Connecticut, United States
Full name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Short stories: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, more

Quotes
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

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I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to
launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads.
Born: April 7, 1770, Cockermouth, United Kingdom
Died: April 23, 1850, Cumberland, United Kingdom
Books: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, The Prelude, more
Influenced by: William Shakespeare, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, more

Quotes
That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher.
With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of
things.

Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English
poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster
Abbey. Wikipedia
Born: 1343, London, United Kingdom
Died: October 25, 1400, London, United Kingdom
Poems: The Nun's Priest's Tale, Troilus and Criseyde, more
Movies: The Canterbury Tales

Quotes
The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

FRANCIS LEONIEL L. LANTIN BSHRM-3

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