William Shakespeare

1564-1616, English Poet, Dramatist, Actor

Acceptance
Things without remedy, should be without regard; what is done, is done.

Adversity
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head;
And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in the stones, and good in every thing.
As You Like It

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,
For wise men say it is the wisest course.
Henry VI

Affirmation / Approval
Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin
As self-neglecting.
Henry V , II:iv

Cause
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Julius Caesar , I.ii