Bernard of Clairvaux/abbot of Clairvaux 1113-28

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    In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it’s more dangerous to lose than to win.
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    For and if thou canst answer my questions three,
    Thy life and thy living both saved shall be.
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