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There is no merit where there is no trial; and, till experience stamps the mark of strength, cowards may pass for heroes, faith for falsehood.
There is no merit where there is no trial; and, till experience stamps the mark of strength, cowards may pass for heroes, faith for falsehood.
Approximate author period: c. 1717 AD · early modern
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- Aaron Hill
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- Approximate author period: c. 1717 AD · early modern
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- Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)
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