“You are stronger than you seem,
Braver than you believe,
and smarter than you think you are.”

—  A.A. Milne, book Winnie-the-Pooh

Variant: You are braver than you believe,
Stronger than you seem,
And smarter than you think(:
Source: Winnie-the-Pooh

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British author 1882–1956

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