“ Be not afraid of greatness. ”
William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night (1623). copy citation
Author | William Shakespeare |
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Source | Twelfth Night |
Topic | fear greatness |
Date | 1623 |
Language | English |
Reference | |
Note | Written between 1601 and 1602 |
Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1526/pg1526-images.html |
Context
“M, O, A, I;—This simulation is not as the former:—and yet, to crush this a little, it would bow to me, for every one of these letters are in my name. Soft; here follows prose.— 'If this fall into thy hand, revolve. In my stars I am above thee; but be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Thy fates open their hands; let thy blood and spirit embrace them. And, to inure thyself to what thou art like to be, cast thy humble slough and appear fresh.”
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