Friday, August 12, 2011

Shakespeare, Logic and Escape


From time to time, I take breaks by delving into literature. The world that i live in can be exactingly dreary and depressing. Literature and music often provide the most convenient escapes. So today, while I battle a terrible cold and flu unable to ignore that sleep is around the corner while I am seated at my desk and trying to get my mind to focus on work, trying to structure logical lines that will help make sense for other people .... which is what most jobs pay you for today ..... to think logically, I find myself smiling despite the congestions in my chest and sinuses when I read a few quotable quotes from As You Like It ..... the fourth quotation is nearer the mark than most others today

As You Like It

"All the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts" - (Act II, Scene VII).

"Can one desire too much of a good thing?". - (Act IV, Scene I).

"I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it" - (Act II, Scene IV).

"How bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes!" - (Act V, Scene II).

"Blow, blow, thou winter wind! Thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude".(Act II, Scene VII).

"True is it that we have seen better days". - (Act II, Scene VII).

"For ever and a day". - (Act IV, Scene I).

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool". - (Act V, Scene I).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful ..unforgettable.. words.