Ellis PetersThere never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful.
About This Quote
This quote from the writer William Shakespeare says that even though life is full of struggles, it is also full of joy and happiness. He didn’t say life was easy or peaceful forever. He said that there was a time when it was easy and peaceful. That time was in the past, and we can never go back to it.
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