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

1652 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1652
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Rightly to be great
Is not to stir without great argument,
But greatly to find quarrel in a straw
When honour ’s at the stake.
ATTRIBUTION:Hamlet. Act iv. Sc. 4.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.