It seems to Henry, as he takes his seat in his usual middle pew, that women are far braver than men

Elizabeth Strout
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Henry David Thoreau, one of the great thinkers of the 19th century, wrote that men are "more courageous than women, because they have more at stake." He meant that men are willing to take more risks.

Source: Olive Kitteridge

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