Quote#Courage
I shall not be afraid any more, Either by night or day; What would it…
Quote byAline Murray Kilmer · 1888–1941
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "I Shall Not Be Afraid", sts. 1, 3. Candles that Burn (1919), p. 34.
English (original)
I shall not be afraid any more, Either by night or day; What would it profit me to be afraid With you away? * * * For there is only sorrow in my heart; There is no room for fear. But how I wish I were afraid again, My dear, my dear!
— Aline Murray Kilmer
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