Quote#Courage
Question not, but live and labour
Quote byAdam Lindsay Gordon · 1833–1870
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Finis Exoptatus.
English (original)
Question not, but live and labour Till yon goal be won, Helping every feeble neighbour, Seeking help from none; Life is mostly froth and bubble; Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.
— Adam Lindsay Gordon
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