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    One who never turned his back but marched breast forward,
    Never doubted clouds would break,
    Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph,
    Held we fall to rise, are baffled to flight better,
    Sleep to wake.

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Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees read more

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

by Joseph Chamberlain Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.

Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.

by Christine Comaford Found in: Courage Quotes,
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He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

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The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble read more

The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble soul its fears subdues, And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.

by Joanna Baillie Found in: Courage Quotes,
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They, that unnamed "they," they've knocked me down but I got up. I always get up -- and I swear read more

They, that unnamed "they," they've knocked me down but I got up. I always get up -- and I swear when I went down quite often I took the fall; nothing moves a mountain but itself. They, I've long ago named them me.

by Gregory Corso Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin.

by Anais Nin Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.

Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.

by Amelia Earhart Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how read more

Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought no to be feared.

by David Ben-gurion Found in: Courage Quotes,
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True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

by John Petit-senn Found in: Courage Quotes,
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