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Quotation from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

“But I am constant as the northern star”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Caesar)

Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Moments before he is stabbed, Caesar compares himself to the fixed pole star, the height of his self-regard.

Citation: "But I am constant as the northern star" — William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1522, modern spelling). (id julius-caesar-q7)

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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