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In life and death a chainless soul, With courage to endure.
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“In life and death a chainless soul, With courage to endure.”

Emily Brontë

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The Old Stoic — Emily Brontë
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1846
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The closing wish joins freedom with endurance, defining courage not as control over events but as keeping the soul unchained through them.

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“The Old Stoic,” Project Gutenberg #1019. This is the poem’s closing aspiration and remains a literary statement rather than medical or psychological guidance.

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