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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

327 George Chapman 1559?-1634 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:327
AUTHOR:George Chapman (1559?–1634)
QUOTATION:So our lives
In acts exemplary, not only win
Ourselves good names, but doth to others give
Matter for virtuous deeds, by which we live. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Bussy D’Ambois. Act i. Sc. 1.
WORKS:George Chapman Collection.
 
Note 1.
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime.
Henry W. Longfellow: A Psalm of Life. [back]