Brooke Foss Westcott - Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the...

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Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become.

Brooke Foss Westcott

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Große Anlässe machen keine Helden oder Feiglinge; sie enthüllen sie einfach den Augen von Männern. Lautlos und unmerklich werden wir beim Aufwachen oder Schlafen stark oder schwach; und endlich zeigt eine Krise, was wir geworden sind.

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