Tale

Famous quotes containing the word tale:

“Mark now how a plain tale shall put you down.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Shams and delusions are esteemed for soundest truths, while reality is fabulous. If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life ... would be like a fairy tale and the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)