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Quotation from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

“The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Mark Antony)

Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Antony appears to concede Caesar's faults while preparing to praise him.

Citation: "The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones" — William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling). (id julius-caesar-q10)

Portrait: Within the Tent of Brutus: Enter the Ghost of Caesar, Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene III, Edwin Austin Abbey, Public domain.

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