John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1007 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1007 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | When we mean to build, We first survey the plot, then draw the model; And when we see the figure of the house, Then must we rate the cost of the erection. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 3. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. Which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, whether we have sufficient to finish it?—Luke xiv. 28. [back] |