To those who have awakened:
As modest stillness and humility;
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger:
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
[....]
Now set the teeth, and stretch the nostrils wide,
Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit
To his full height."
--William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act III
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