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

509 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:509
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Shall quips and sentences and these paper bullets of the brain awe a man from the career of his humour? No, the world must be peopled. When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not think I should live till I were married.
ATTRIBUTION:Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 3.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.