Quote#World
The world's a stage on which all parts are played
Quote byThomas Middleton · 1580–1627
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Game of Chess (1624), Act v. Sc. 1. Compare: "All the world ’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players", Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act ii. Sc. 7.; "The world ’s a theatre, the earth a stage, Which God and Nature do with actors fill", Thomas Heywood, Apology for Actors (1612)..
English (original)
The world's a stage on which all parts are played.
— Thomas Middleton
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