Brevity of life Quote by William Shakespeare Download Open image “Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow.” — William Shakespeare ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Brevity of life Brief life Candle Creeps Darkness in macbeth Futility of life Important macbeth Lady macbeth Life Life and death Macbeth conflict Macbeth key Macbeth motif Macbeth play Macbeth theme Pace Pace of life Play Play life Romeo and juliet play Shadow Signifying Slings and arrows Sound Theme Tomorrow Tragic life Walking
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To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
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Time hath not yet so dried this blood of mine, Nor age so eat up my invention, Nor fortune made such havoc of my… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Divers philosophers hold that the lips is parcel of the mouth. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
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I, measuring his affections by my own, Which then most sought where most might not be found, Being one too many by my weary… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Ask God for temp'rance. That's th' appliance only Which your disease requires. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou sleep’st so sound. Julius Caesar (2.1.248-251)” — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Have you not heard it said full oft, A woman's nay doth stand for naught? — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
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