If adventurers were cowardly, no one would have crossed the nations; if sailors were fearful, no one would have crossed the oceans; if pilots were gutless, no one would have crossed the skies.

Matshona Dhliwayo
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In the quote above, the poet is boasting about the courage of those who have risked their lives to see new places and experience new things. He suggests that if adventurers were afraid to step out of their comfort zone, no one would ever have crossed a border or a sea. If people remained afraid to fly in a plane, they would never move from city to city or country to country. The poet also refers to bravery as the ability to overcome fear and not be intimidated by something one knows nothing about.

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