John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1004 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1004 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | I were better to be eaten to death with a rust than to be scoured to nothing with perpetual motion. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |