“More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.”
— James Thomson
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“More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.”
— James Thomson
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“It requires more courage to suffer than to die.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.”
— John Quincy Adams
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“Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.”
— Christian Nestell Bovee
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“Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage.”
— William Slim
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“I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion.”
— Mo Yan
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“There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to redeem the nation in this its darkest hour: one only; I know of no other to which we may rationally trust for relief from impending dangers without and within.”
— Robert Dale Owen
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“Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery – courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things.”
— James Robinson
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“Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?”
— Marie Antoinette
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“Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.”
— Marlene Dietrich
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“Have the courage to act instead of react.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
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