Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister
From the Enchiridion (1640) of Francis Quarles.
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“Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it: He that fears otherwise, gives advantage to the danger.”
Enchiridion (1640)
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