Who said "The world is a stage and men and women merely players."?

This quote is attributed to Ezra Pound.

The world is a stage and men and women merely players. - Ezra Pound

"The world is a stage and men and women merely players."

Ezra Pound Life

Poet Critic American 1885–1972

"Make it new."

"The natural object is always the adequate symbol."

"Poetry is a sort of inspired mathematics."

"A poet is a light and winged and holy thing."

"Life is meant to be lived with passion."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"Life is a journey, not a destination."

"Life's too short for regrets."