Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire t…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.69, Simon and Schuster
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