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Life as performance4 quotes
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. — William Shakespeare · 1616All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players. — William Shakespeare · 1616Life is the farce which everyone has to perform. — Arthur Rimbaud · 1873Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Life2 quotes
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. — William Shakespeare · 1616Life is the farce which everyone has to perform. — Arthur Rimbaud · 1873Absurdity of life1 quote
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. — William Shakespeare · 1616Ephemeral nature of life1 quote
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. — William Shakespeare · 1616Living inauthentically1 quote
Life is the farce which everyone has to perform. — Arthur Rimbaud · 1873Men and women1 quote
Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. — Oscar Wilde · 1891The absurd1 quote
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. — William Shakespeare · 1616