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" Art thou afeard
To be the same in thine own act and valour
As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that
Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life,
And live a coward in thine own esteem,
Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would,'
Like the poor cat i' the adage? "

William Shakespeare , Macbeth


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William Shakespeare quote : Art thou afeard<br />To be the same in thine own act and valour<br />As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that<br />Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life,<br />And live a coward in thine own esteem,<br />Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would,'<br />Like the poor cat i' the adage?