July 1st, 2007

"My lord, wise men ne'er sit and wail their woes,
But presently prevent the ways to wail;
To fear the foe, since fear oppresseth strength,
Gives in your weakness strength unto your foe,
And so your follies fight against yourself.
Fear, and be slain - no worse can come to fight,
And fight and die is death destroying death,
Where fearing dying pays death servile breath."
- Shakespeare, Richard II - III, ii 178-185, Bishop of Carlisle