Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you believe in free speech? Then speak freely. Do you love the truth? Then tell it. Do you believe in an open society? Then act in the open. Do you believe in a decent and humane society? Then behave decently and humanely. -Adam Michnik.
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All serious daring starts from within. -Harriet Beecher Stowe.
All serious daring starts from within. -Harriet Beecher Stowe.
I've developed a new philosophy... I only dread one day at a time.
I've developed a new philosophy... I only dread one day at a time.
Donkeys have the courage to bray after the death of a lion.
(not meant to glorify carnivorous practice).
Donkeys have the courage to bray after the death of a lion.
(not meant to glorify carnivorous practice).
Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend
To mean devices for a sordid end.
Courage--an independent read more
Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend
To mean devices for a sordid end.
Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne,
By which the soul stands raised, triumphant high, alone.
Great in itself, not praises of the crowd,
Above all vice, it stoops not to be proud.
Courage, the mighty attribute of powers above,
By which those great in war, are great in love.
The spring of all brave acts is seated here,
As falsehoods draw their sordid birth from fear.
The soul, secured in her existence, smiles
At the drawn dagger, and defies its point.
The soul, secured in her existence, smiles
At the drawn dagger, and defies its point.
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging read more
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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].
Last, but by no means least, courage--moral courage, the courage of one's convictions, the courage to see things through. The read more
Last, but by no means least, courage--moral courage, the courage of one's convictions, the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle--the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other.
