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One man with courage makes a majority.
One man with courage makes a majority.
In treat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will read more
In treat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. [Ruth 1:16].
If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.
If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
 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.] 
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
 O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
 And let no warrior in the heat of fight
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 O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
 And let no warrior in the heat of fight
  Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes;
   For more of those who shrink from shame are safe
    Than fall in battle, while with those who flee
     Is neither glory nor reprieve from death. 
 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. 
"I'm very brave generally," he went on in a low voice; "only today I happen to have a headache."
"I'm very brave generally," he went on in a low voice; "only today I happen to have a headache."