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The fact is that in order to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.
The fact is that in order to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.
Approximate author period: c. 1807 AD · industrial
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- Sydney Smith
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- Approximate author period: c. 1807 AD · industrial
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