The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish…

The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger.

George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824), British poet. in a letter to his publisher John Murray. (1820)

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