They say, best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad.William Shakespeare · Measure for Measure. Act v. Sc. 1.
Read the saying and check its sourcesThey say, best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad.
William Shakespeare · Measure for Measure. Act v. Sc. 1.
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- John Bartlett · Familiar Quotations (9ª edizione, 1905) · William Shakespeare · Measure for Measure. Act v. Sc. 1.
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