Sentence No. 108 · 13 July 2026
That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in, and the best of me is diligence.
William Shakespeare, King Lear
William Shakespeare — King Lear (1606) · Read it at Project Gutenberg
What holds this sentence together
The opening 'That which ordinary men are fit for' is a fronted relative clause that must be answered by 'I am qualified in', and the clause led by 'and' — 'the best of me is diligence' — closes the series. Spotting that answer-then-close shape fixes all three parts in order.
How it appears in Sentle
On Sentle this sentence arrives in 8 pieces, shuffled, with the lines that lead up to it for context. A loyal servant reflects on what makes a worthy master. Putting it back in the author’s order is the puzzle — and the order is rarely arbitrary, which is what the note above is about.
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