Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him; The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones

Summary

This quote is from William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar". It is part of a monologue delivered by Mark Antony after the assassination of Caesar. In it, Antony addresses the crowd to gain their attention and to clarify his intentions. He expresses that his purpose is not to praise Caesar but to mourn his death and expose the wrongdoings committed by others. Antony believes that people tend to remember and pass on the negative actions of individuals, while the positive aspects of their character are often forgotten and buried.

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