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Quotation from Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare

“I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Falstaff)

Henry IV, Part 2, Act 1, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1518, modern spelling)

Falstaff's self-portrait after his page reports what the doctor said of his urine.

Citation: "I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men" — William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act 1, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1518, modern spelling). (id henry-iv-part-2-q3)

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