John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1076 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1076 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | King Henry VI. Part II. Act iii. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. See Raleigh, Quotation 3; Lyly, Quotation 20. [back] |