Katherine MansfieldRisk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others. .. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth."( Journal entry, 14 October 1922)
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Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others...Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." (journal entry, 14 October 1922) is a quote from Benjamin Franklin’s journal entry dated October 14, 1922, which he wrote while he was still in the hospital. The strongest indication that this might be meant to be read as advice to other people is that Franklin has written, “Risk anything!”and “Care no more for the opinion of others…” in his other entries.
Source: Journal Of Katherine Mansfield
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