The brave man is not he who feels no fear,
For that were stupid and irrational;
But he, whose noble soul its fears subdues,
And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.
- Joanna Baillie
Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist who was well know during her lifetime for both her literary talent and for her sweet disposition. She never married, gave 1/2 of her literary earnings to charity, was intelligent and observant.
I had the good fortune of having spent the morning with a similar woman and her partner.
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