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Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees read more
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not read more
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave.
In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long read more
In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.
Without courage all virtues lose their meaning.
Without courage all virtues lose their meaning.
The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave. - November 11, 1999.
The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave. - November 11, 1999.
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.
It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare
It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare
