Robert JordanDoes it make you brave to stick your hand in a bear's mouth? Would you do it again just because you didn't die?
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If you are brave, you are not afraid of death. If you are not afraid of death, you will try all sorts of things to make yourself feel brave. Sometimes, though, it takes a bear to show you that being brave is not the same as being stupid.
Source: The Dragon Reborn
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