Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend
To mean devices for a sordid end.
Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne,
By which the soul stands raised, triumphant high, alone.
Great in itself, not praises of the crowd,
Above all vice, it stoops not to be proud.
Courage, the mighty attribute of powers above,
By which those great in war, are great in love.
The spring of all brave acts is seated here,
As falsehoods draw their sordid birth from fear.
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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
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Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love read more
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel.
There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.
There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
Courage is grace under pressure.
Courage is grace under pressure.
Whistling to keep myself from being afraid.
Whistling to keep myself from being afraid.
