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CLXV explained
A single aphoristic line defines courage as accepting the gambler's chance—a brave person bets against the gods' game.
What happens
A single aphoristic line defines courage as accepting the gambler's chance—a brave person bets against the gods' game.
Key passages
“Courage is the acceptance of the gambler’s chance: a brave man bets against the game of the gods.”
True bravery means embracing risk and defying divine or cosmic odds.
The chapter distills courage into a wager against fate itself.