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“The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.”
Provenance
- Source:
- I, 1389
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 90c6e24415bdaef1a07889b912150310ad9953d4b58d7fe045d081657d59796c
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