The difference between a brave man and a coward is a coward thinks twi…

Charles Bukowski
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The difference between a brave man and a coward is a coward thinks twice before jumping in the cage with a lion. The brave man doesn't know what a lion is. He just thinks he does. ✨ Notes of a Dirty Old Man. Book by Charles Bukowski, 1969.
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The difference between a brave man and a coward is a coward thinks twice before jumping in the cage with a lion. The brave man doesn't know what a lion is. He just thinks he does. ✨ Notes of a Dirty Old Man. Book by Charles Bukowski, 1969.

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