John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
531 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 531 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | For it so falls out That what we have we prize not to the worth Whiles we enjoy it, but being lack’d and lost, Why, then we rack the value; then we find The virtue that possession would not show us Whiles it was ours. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Much Ado about Nothing. Act iv. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |