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A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, he said, for he will be going out on a day he shouldnt.
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"A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, he said, for he will be going out on a day he shouldn't. But we do be afraid of the sea, and we do only be drownded now and again"

- John Millington Synge
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Ireland Flag This quote is written / told by John Millington Synge between April 16, 1871 and March 24, 1909. He/she was a famous Poet from Ireland. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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