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

1647 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1647
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:I must be cruel, only to be kind:
Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.
ATTRIBUTION:Hamlet. Act iii. Sc. 4.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.