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Quotation from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Brutus)

Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 3 (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Brutus persuades Cassius to march to Philippi at once, a decision that proves fatal.

Citation: "There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" — William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 3 (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling). (id julius-caesar-q11)

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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