Quotation by

William Shakespeare

Life's 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.

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Life is like a brief, meaningless performance where a person acts with false importance for a short time before disappearing completely. It is a confusing and noisy story that ultimately has no real purpose or meaning.

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