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

1285 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1285
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights:
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.
ATTRIBUTION:Julius Cæsar. Act i. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.