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RobertDevereaux

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3. From Julius Caesar...

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 11:41 AM

Jul 2019

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"It means literally that there is an occasion in each man's life when he can commit himself to a course of action that will lead to his success; but if he fails to take the opportunity when it presents itself, for the rest of his life he will be a mediocrity or a failure. Brutus uses this very famous metaphor in Act 4, Scene 3 in order to justify his insistence that he and Cassius fight with Antony and Octavius at Philippi."

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There is a tide.. [View all] G_j Jul 2019 OP

my favorite.. stillcool Jul 2019 #1

The tide is a process and not a whim or random. marble falls Jul 2019 #2

From Julius Caesar... RobertDevereaux Jul 2019 #3

Great quotes! They inspired me to look up "bread and circuses". calimary Jul 2019 #4

Perfect if relatively ancient phrase for our time. KPN Jul 2019 #8

Carpe diem jayschool2013 Jul 2019 #5

"See, the water, the tide comes in and it goes out... You can't explain that." - Bill O'Reilly Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #6

What he said. gibraltar72 Jul 2019 #7