John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
327 George Chapman 1559?-1634 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 327 |
| AUTHOR: | George Chapman (1559?–1634) |
| QUOTATION: | So our lives In acts exemplary, not only win Ourselves good names, but doth to others give Matter for virtuous deeds, by which we live. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Bussy D’Ambois. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| WORKS: | George Chapman Collection. |
| Note 1. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime. Henry W. Longfellow: A Psalm of Life. [back] |