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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.
We are not downhearted, but we cannot understand what is
happening to our neighbours.
We are not downhearted, but we cannot understand what is
happening to our neighbours.
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And read more
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and read more
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.
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.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren't for his honor, he and the others read more
It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren't for his honor, he and the others would have beaten me together. They might have killed me, then. His sense of honor saved my life. I didn't fight with honor... I fought to win.
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in read more
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
