But, for my single self, I had as lief not be as live to be in awe of such a thing as I myself.
8 seconds sound clip from the Julius Caesar (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:10:43 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- For let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honor more than I fear death.
- I know that virtue to be in you, Brutus, as well as I do know your outward favor.
- Well, honor is the subject of my story.
- I cannot tell what you or other men think of this life...
- But, for my single self, I had as lief not be as live to be in awe of such a thing as I myself.
- I was born free as Caesar. So were you.
- We both have fed as well, and we can both endure the winter's cold as well as he.
- For once, upon a raw and gusty day, the troubled Tiber chafing at her shores,
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