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Above all things never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.

Above all things never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.
Andre Maurois

Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern

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Andre Maurois
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Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Andre Maurois, based on documented lifetime 1885 to 1967. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224029 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution.
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