Quote of William Shakespeare - I hold the world but as...
Biography - William Shakespeare:
English poet, playwright and actor.
Born: 1564 - Died: 1616
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Born: 1564 - Died: 1616
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano;
A stage where every man must play a part,
And mine is a sad one.
A stage where every man must play a part,
And mine is a sad one.
Note
Quote source: The Merchant of Venice
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about the world:
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.
Quotes about theatre:
I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.
William Shakespeare also said...
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