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All the world's a stage
Quote byWilliam Shakespeare · 1564–1616
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ' (1599–1600), Jaques, Act II, scene vii..
English (original)
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.
— William Shakespeare
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