A thousand moral paintings I can show
That shall demonstrate these quick blows of Fortune's
More pregnantly than words.
Source: Painter, in Timon of Athens, act 1, sc. 1.
-- William Shakespeare, (Apr 23 1564-1616), English dramatist, poet; He is considered the greatest writer in any language for his 154 sonnets and 37 plays, e.g., Hamlet, 1600.