I'll give my jewels for a set of beads, My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My gay apparel for an almsman's gown, My figured goblets for a dish of wood, My scepter for a palmer's walking staff My subjects for a pair of carved saints and my large kingdom for a little grave.
William ShakespeareHe knows what it's like to strut and fret his hour upon the stage and then be heard no more.
William ShakespeareIn friendship, as in love, we are often happier through our ignorance than our knowledge.
William Shakespeare