There are some men whom a staggering emotional shock, so fa… - William McFee

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There are some men whom a staggering emotional shock, so far from making them mental invalids for life, seems, on the other hand, to awaken, to galvanize, to arouse into an almost incredible activity of soul.

William McFee

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William McFee (15 June 1881 – 2 July 1966) was a British writer.

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Alternative Names: William Morley Punshon McFee

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That is my rule of life. If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow. Do you remember Henley's magnificent lines?
'Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.' ?
That is my gospel. What do you think of it?

If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.

Terrible and sublime thought, that every moment is supreme for some man and woman, every hour the apotheosis of some passion!

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