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One ought never to turn ones back on a threatened danger and try t

One ought never to turn ones back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never! – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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