There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
Brutus — in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Julius Caesar, Act IV, scene 3; Exact wording and attribution checked. Spoken by Brutus, a fictional character, in Julius Caesar, Act IV, scene 3.
- Julius Caesar, Act IV, scene 3
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