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    Tender handed stroke a nettle,
    And it stings you for your pains;
    Grasp it like a man of mettle,
    And it soft as silk remains.

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Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm
and it will turn.

Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm
and it will turn.

by Robert Greene Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all read more

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less read more

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.

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Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.

Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.

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The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

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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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It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate read more

It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.

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Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try read more

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.

by Mary Anne Radmacher Found in: Courage Quotes,
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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.

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