April 23 is English Language Day. It was first celebrated in 2010. English Language Day coincides with the celebration of the World Book and Copyright day. The specific day was chosen eight years ago to commemorate the traditional birthday and death of William Shakespeare - the greatest writer in English.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY

English Language Day aims to entertain and inform people about the history, culture and achievements associated with the language. The day often features book-reading events, English quizzes, poetry and literature exchanges, and other activities that promote the English language.
English Language Day is a global observance and not a public holiday.

About English Language Day
English is one of the two working languages of the UN Secretariat and one of the organization’s six official languages. English is often referred to as a "world language", or the lingua franca (bridge language or common language used by speakers of different languages) of the modern era because it is widely spoken. The UN first celebrated English Language Day on April 23, 2010.

Early Modern English

Action is eloquence.
 Brevity was the soul of wit.
 Coward people die many times before their deaths.
 I am fortune's fool.
 Let every man be master of his time.
 Live in thy shame, but die not shame with thee!
 My soul is in the sky.
 One may smile, and smile, and be a villain!

 The course of true love never did run smooth.
 The valiant never taste of death but once.
 There is no evil angel but Love.
 There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
 They do not love that do not show their love.
 What is the city but the people?
 You take my life when you take the means whereby I live.