No! I am not Prince Hamlet, no...

No! 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~

He is useless on top of the gr...

He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages.

~Mark Twain~

Life is indeed darkness save w...

Life is indeed darkness save when there is urge, and all urge is blind save when there is knowledge, and all knowledge is vain save when there is work, and all work is empty save when there is love.

~Kahlil Gibran~

It is the superfluous things f...

It is the superfluous things for which men sweat.

~Seneca~

I have measured out my life wi...

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.

~T. S. Eliot~

A walking shadow, a poor playe...

A walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.

~William Shakespeare~

A constant smirk upon the face...

A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility.

~Lord Chesterfield~