John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1166 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1166 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | All lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that they never perform; vowing more than the perfection of ten, and discharging less than the tenth part of one. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Troilus and Cressida. Act iii. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |