"We must never forget that today's legendary achievements-awesome as they may seem-were yesterday's risky adventures. Courage is not the capacity never to be afraid; as Karl Barth reminds us, "Courage is fear that has said its prayers.""

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Source : John Claypool (1983). “The light within you”, W Publishing Group

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