Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valour As thou art…

William Shakespeare
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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? ✨ 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 35
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