Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad and to travel for it too! ”

This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. ”

Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. ”

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life. ”

I bear a charmed life. ”

The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones. ”

There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures. ”

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. ”

We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep. ”

I consider it probably one of the biggest honors to be in the Academy. There are only like 1300 actors in it, and as far as I know, you're a member for life. To this day, I'm wondering how lucky I was. ”