| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 51656 |
| QUOTATION: | Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Julius Caesar, in Julius Caesar, act 2, sc. 2, l. 32-3 (1623).
Caesar disregards objections to his departure on the Ides of March for the Capitol, where he is to be assassinated. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Shakespeare Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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