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Tender handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man read more
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.
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. -R. G. Ingersoll.
The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. -R. G. Ingersoll.
But you be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work. [ Chronicles 15:7].
But you be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work. [ Chronicles 15:7].
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.
No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut.
No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut.
The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his
settled purpose, either by the misdirected read more
The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his
settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow
citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tryant.
[Lat., Justum et tenacem propositi virum
Non civium ardor prava jubentium,
Non vultus instantis tyranni,
Mente quatit solida.]
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
