Quotation from Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

Aufidius weighs why Coriolanus fell in Rome (pride, poor judgment, or an inflexible nature) and concludes that reputation depends on how the age reads a man.

Citation: "So our virtues Lie in th’ interpretation of the time" — William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 4, Scene 7 (Project Gutenberg #1535). (id coriolanus-q9)

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