of being strong and brave. The strong can not be brave. Only the weak …

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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of being strong and brave. The strong can not be brave. Only the weak can be brave; and yet again, in practice, only those who can be brave can be trusted, in time of doubt, to be strong. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.156, Simon and Schuster
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of being strong and brave. The strong can not be brave. Only the weak can be brave; and yet again, in practice, only those who can be brave can be trusted, in time of doubt, to be strong. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.156, Simon and Schuster

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