# Two Types explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A brief poetic contrast between two forms of courage: one born of ignorance and the other of self-awareness.

## Key lines

> Courageous fool!⁠—the peril’s strength unknown. Courageous man!⁠—so conscious of your own.

A fool is brave because they do not understand the danger; a truly courageous person is brave because they know their own strength.

_The chapter contrasts reckless ignorance with deliberate self-knowledge as the basis for courage._

## Links

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