“ Nature teaches beasts to know their friends. ”
William Shakespeare, Coriolanus (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Coriolanus |
| Topic | friendship nature |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1605 and 1609 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1535/pg1535-images.html |
Context
“[Enter MENENIUS, SICINIUS, and BRUTUS.]
MENENIUS. The augurer tells me we shall have news tonight. BRUTUS. Good or bad? MENENIUS. Not according to the prayer of the people, for they love not MARCIUS. SICINIUS. Nature teaches beasts to know their friends. MENENIUS. Pray you, who does the wolf love? SICINIUS. The lamb. MENENIUS. Ay, to devour him, as the hungry plebeians would the noble MARCIUS. BRUTUS. He's a lamb indeed, that baas like a bear. MENENIUS.” source
MENENIUS. The augurer tells me we shall have news tonight. BRUTUS. Good or bad? MENENIUS. Not according to the prayer of the people, for they love not MARCIUS. SICINIUS. Nature teaches beasts to know their friends. MENENIUS. Pray you, who does the wolf love? SICINIUS. The lamb. MENENIUS. Ay, to devour him, as the hungry plebeians would the noble MARCIUS. BRUTUS. He's a lamb indeed, that baas like a bear. MENENIUS.” source
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