Julius Caesar Ides of March quotes
Julius Caesar died on the Ides of March. Pictured: A person holds a royal manuscript ordered by 16th century French king Francois 1er, depicting and describing the twelve Caesars, during the manuscript's presentation for its entry into the French National Library (BNF) on March 11, 2015 in Paris. French royal court painter Jean Bourdichon created the enluminures of the manuscript, here showing Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar. Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images

“Beware the Ides of March,” which happens to be today. March 15 marks the anniversary of Julius Caesar’s death, when Marcus Junius Brutus and other senators assassinated him. The 44 B.C. event has not been forgotten and is now associated with loyalty and betrayal.

The Ides of March seems like the perfect time to look at some favorite quotes about loyalty from William Shakespeare, who wrote the famous “beware the Ides of March” line, and other famous authors (via GoodReads).

“I used to advertise my loyalty and I don’t believe there is a single person I loved that I didn’t eventually betray.” ― Albert Camus, “The Fall”

“I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me ― they, and the love and loyalty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could.” ― Veronica Roth, “Allegiant”

“Master, go on, and I will follow thee
To the last gasp with truth and loyalty.” ― William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”

“If I mistake not, a strong sense of duty is no bad part of a woman’s portion.” ― Jane Austen, “Persuasion”

“We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.” ― Cornel West, “Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life”

“‘Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens,’ said Gimli.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Fellowship of the Ring”

“Unlike the puerile loyalty to a conviction, loyalty to a friend is a virtue ― perhaps the only virtue, the last remaining one.” ― Milan Kundera, “Encounter”

“I always think loyalty’s such a tiresome virtue. ” ― Agatha Christie, “Peril at End House”

“‘[Dumbledore] will only be gone from the school when none here are loyal to him,’ said Harry, smiling in spite of himself.” ― J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

“Loyalty is earned, my dear, not commanded.” ― Terry Goodkind, “Shroud of Eternity”

“A hound will die for you, but never lie to you.” ― George R.R. Martin, “A Clash of Kings”

“Loyalty in a critic is corruption.” ― George Bernard Shaw, “Dramatic Opinions and Essays, volume 2”

“It is not until an act occurs within the landscape of the past and future that it is a human act. Loyalty, which asserts the continuity of past and future, binding time into a whole, is the root of human strength; there is no good to be done without it.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Dispossessed”