John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1282 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1282 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus, and we petty men Walk under his huge legs and peep about To find ourselves dishonourable graves. Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Julius Cæsar. Act i. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |