‘That Shakespeare,’ a German friend of mine once said to me, ‘knew a thing or two.’
‘That Shakespeare,’ a German friend of mine once said to me, ‘knew a thing or two.’
You can say that again. Sometimes, indeed, I think he knew everything, at least everything about human nature. When a religious fanatic tells me that this or that holy scripture is all I need as a guide to life, I reply with a single exclamatory word, ‘Shakespeare!’ He even knew about — or perhaps I should say, anticipated — insurance and social security fraud.
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