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I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.
I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.
The schoolboy, with his satchel in his hand,
Whistling aloud to bear his courage up.
The schoolboy, with his satchel in his hand,
Whistling aloud to bear his courage up.
It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, read more
It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
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.
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and read more
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to
the tempest's shock.
[It., Sta read more
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.]
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you read more
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
