John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
509 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 509 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Shall quips and sentences and these paper bullets of the brain awe a man from the career of his humour? No, the world must be peopled. When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not think I should live till I were married. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 3. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |