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A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

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Jean Paul
Age: 62 †
Born: 1763
Born: March 21
Died: 1825
Died: November 14
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Johann Paul Friedrich Richter
Jean Paul Richter
Zhen Polʹ Friderik Rikhter
Jean Paul
Johann Paul Richter
Danger
Timid
Courage
Afterward
Persons
Bravery
Person
Coward
Time
Courageous
Life
Frightened
Adventure
Motivation
Timidity

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