It will lie at the bottom of the ocean as if wounded. Then its enemies will approach, and yet it will lie quite still. And then its enemies will take little bites of it, and yet it remains still.
20 seconds sound clip from the Gladiator (2000) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 02:05:57 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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[...]
- No. I will not make a martyr of him.
- And did you note what happened?
- Nothing.
- Exactly. Nothing. Not a single word of protest.
- Even the insolent Senator Gracchus was silent as a mouse. Why?
- I have been told of a certain sea snake which has a very unusual method of attracting its prey.
- So, we will lie still, and let our enemies come to us and nibble.
- Have every senator followed.
- Cicero, my old friend. I thought perhaps I'd seen you for the last time.
- Close.
- How long have the men been in Ostia?
[...]
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