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

542 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:542
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:’T is all men’s office to speak patience
To those that wring under the load of sorrow,
But no man’s virtue nor sufficiency
To be so moral when he shall endure
The like himself.
ATTRIBUTION:Much Ado about Nothing. Act v. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.