John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1323 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1323 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts: I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |