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For the courage of greatness is adventurous and knows not withdrawing,
But grasps the nettle, danger, with resolute hands,
and ever again
Gathers security from the sting of pain.

Source: Evening in Yorkshire, st. 4, Dec 1932.
-- Vera Brittain, (NA 1896-1970), English writer, poet, pacifist; She wrote of WWI experiences in Testament of Youth, 1933; made into English series shown on PBS.

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