“ Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent anything that intends to laughter, more than I invent or is invented on me. I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. ”
William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2 (1600). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Henry IV, Part 2 |
| Topic | laughter pride |
| Date | 1600 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1596 and 1599 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1782/pg1782-images.html |
Context
“Sirrah, you giant, what says the doctor to my water? PAGE. He said, sir, the water itself was a good healthy water; but for the party that owed it, he might have moe diseases than he knew for. FALSTAFF. Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent anything that intends to laughter, more than I invent or is invented on me. I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee like a sow that hath overwhelm'd all her litter but one. If the Prince put thee into my service for any other reason than to set me off, why then I have no judgment. Thou whoreson mandrake, thou art fitter to be worn in my cap than to wait at my heels.”
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