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

1691 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1691
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:There ’s a divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough-hew them how we will. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
But they that are above
Have ends in everything.
Beaumont and Fletcher: The Maid’s Tragedy, act v. sc. 4. [back]