Quote#Courage
[A]lways keep a-hold of Nurse
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Cautionary Tales for Children (1907), "Jim, Who Ran Away From His Nurse, and Was Eaten by a Lion".
English (original)
[A]lways keep a-hold of Nurse For fear of finding something worse
— Hilaire Belloc
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