But when he once attains the upmost round, he then unto the ladder turns his back, looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees by which he did ascend.
12 seconds sound clip from the Julius Caesar (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:29:11 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- And then, I grant, we put a sting in him, that at his will he may do danger with.
- The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.
- And, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections swayed more than his reason.
- The taper burneth in your closet, sir.
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