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

1166 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1166
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:All lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that they never perform; vowing more than the perfection of ten, and discharging less than the tenth part of one.
ATTRIBUTION:Troilus and Cressida. Act iii. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.