John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1691 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1691 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | There ’s a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. But they that are above Have ends in everything. Beaumont and Fletcher: The Maid’s Tragedy, act v. sc. 4. [back] |