Quote#Wisdom
Who shuns offence and holds with neither side
Quote byJohn Nichol · 1833–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hannibal (1873), Hasdrubal, Prologue, i.
English (original)
Who shuns offence and holds with neither side, Who dreads the deep and never dares to swim, Who fears to trip and never tries to run, May yet in walking stumble.
— John Nichol
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