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Being prepared2 quotes
O to be self-balanced for contingencies,
To confront night, storms, hunger, ridicule, accidents, rebuffs, as the trees and animals do. — Walt Whitman · 1867One should always have one's boots on, and be ready to leave. — Michel de Montaigne · 1580Balance1 quote
O to be self-balanced for contingencies,
To confront night, storms, hunger, ridicule, accidents, rebuffs, as the trees and animals do. — Walt Whitman · 1867