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    Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to
    the tempest's shock.
    [It., Sta come torre ferme, che non crolla
    Giammai la cima per soffiar de' venti.]

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Donkeys have the courage to bray after the death of a lion.
(not meant to glorify carnivorous practice).

Donkeys have the courage to bray after the death of a lion.
(not meant to glorify carnivorous practice).

by Helen Blavatsky Found in: Courage Quotes,
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The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave. - November 11, 1999.

The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave. - November 11, 1999.

by James A. Lafond-lewis Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Found in: Courage Quotes,
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If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do succeed.

If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do succeed.

by Curly Howard Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a read more

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

by Herodotus Found in: Courage Quotes,
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But straightway Jesus spake upto them saying, Be of good cheer:
it is I; be not afraid.

But straightway Jesus spake upto them saying, Be of good cheer:
it is I; be not afraid.

by Bible Found in: Courage Quotes,
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As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It read more

As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs.

by Joseph Conrad 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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"Be bold!" first gate; "Be bold, be bold, and evermore be bold,"
second gate; "Be not too bold!" third read more

"Be bold!" first gate; "Be bold, be bold, and evermore be bold,"
second gate; "Be not too bold!" third gate.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Courage Quotes,
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