"Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall."

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Source : Tobias Smollett (2014). “Poems, Plays, and "The Briton"”, p.36, University of Georgia Press

Tobias Smollett

#Courage Quotes #Fall Quotes #Risk Quotes

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“The references you do not verify are the good ones.”
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“Malice is poisoned by her own venom.”

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