John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1698 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1698 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | There ’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, ’t is not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all. Since no man has aught of what he leaves, what is ’t to leave betimes? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |