According to adventurer André Malraux, in his Man's Fate (1933), "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?"
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚɹɚɹ ændɹˈeɪ mˈælɹɔːks, ɪn hɪz mˈænz fˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, "ɪf ɐ mˈæn ɪz nˌɑːt ɹˈɛdi tə ɹˈɪsk hɪz lˈaɪf, wˌɛɹ ɪz hɪz dˈɪɡnᵻɾi?"