People talk of the courage of convictions, but in actual life a man's …

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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People talk of the courage of convictions, but in actual life a man's duty to his family may make a rigid course seem a selfish indulgence of his own righteousness. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dover Thrift Editions (2015). The Early Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, p.129, Courier Dover Publications
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