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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

1096 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1096
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:The world is grown so bad,
That wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. 1
ATTRIBUTION:King Richard III. Act i. Sc. 3.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.—Alexander Pope: Essay on Criticism, part iii. line 66. [back]