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You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

Approximate author period: c. 1912 AD · modern

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Approximate author period: c. 1912 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Muhammad Ali Jinnah: life dates 1876 to 1948. Wikidata Q160554, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160554 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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