Quote#Heart
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be…
Quote byWilliam Makepeace Thackeray · 1811–1863
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Virginians (1857-1859), Ch. 92..
English (original)
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; and to forgo even ambition when the end is gained — who can say this is not greatness?
— William Makepeace Thackeray
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