William Shakespeare quote about gentleness from Henry V - When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.
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“ When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner. ”
 William Shakespeare, Henry V (1600). copy citation

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Author William Shakespeare
Source Henry V
Topic gentleness cruelty
Date 1600
Language English
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Note Written around 1599
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William Shakespeare quote about gentleness from Henry V - When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.
William Shakespeare quote about gentleness from Henry V - When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.