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

1164 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1164
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Modest doubt is call’d
The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches
To the bottom of the worst.
ATTRIBUTION:Troilus and Cressida. Act ii. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.