Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of…

William Shakespeare
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. ✨ 'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 2, sc. 2, l. 30
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. ✨ 'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 2, sc. 2, l. 30

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