There is a tide in the affairs of men 249 Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; 250 Omitted, all the voyage of their life 251 Is bound in shallows and in miseries. 252 On such a full sea are we now afloat, 253 And we must take the current when it serves 254 Or lose our ventures.
BRUTUS
Under your pardon. You must note besides 244
That we have tried the utmost of our friends, 245
Our legions are brim full, our cause is ripe. 246
The enemy increaseth every day; 247
We, at the height, are ready to decline. 248
There is a tide in the affairs of men 249
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; 250
Omitted, all the voyage of their life 251
Is bound in shallows and in miseries. 252
On such a full sea are we now afloat, 253
And we must take the current when it serves 254
Or lose our ventures. 255
