I have learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but ... - Vespasian

"I have learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."

Vespasian Courage

Emperor General Ancient Rome 9–79

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"Friends, I have often heard that it is a hard thing to grow old."

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"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

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