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William Shakespeare quotesA walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more.
Lord Chesterfield quotesA constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility.
Mark Twain quotesHe is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca quotesIt is the superfluous things for which men sweat.
Albert Camus quotesThe gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.
T. S. Eliot quotesNo! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince.
T. S. Eliot quotesI have measured out my life with coffee spoons.