Famous Quotes | A good wit will make use of...

A good wit will make use of anything. I will turn diseases
to commodity.
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Falstaff, in Henry IV, Part 2, act 1, sc. 2, l. 247-8. Planning to claim he has been lamed in battle, not by gout brought on by drinking; “commodity” means profit.

Categories: Dramatist, Profit, Self-reliance

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