Monday, August 13, 2012

Weak Defense

It is often our weakness that makes us fear the future. For when we are strong, we fear no fate.

But when we are weak, and we cannot rely on our courage in the face of adversity, we can then only hope that things will turn out all right.

Such a hope is a pitiable defense against "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune."


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