You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfas…

William Tecumseh Sherman
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You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. ✨ Henry V. Book by William Shakespeare, Orleans, scene vii, 1599.
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You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. ✨ Henry V. Book by William Shakespeare, Orleans, scene vii, 1599.

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