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    As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs.

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Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a read more

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Courage Quotes,
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You are never a loser until you quit trying.

You are never a loser until you quit trying.

by Mike Ditka Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin.

by Anais Nin Found in: Courage Quotes,
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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.

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"Be bold!" first gate; "Be bold, be bold, and evermore be bold,"
second gate; "Be not too bold!" third read more

"Be bold!" first gate; "Be bold, be bold, and evermore be bold,"
second gate; "Be not too bold!" third gate.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Courage Quotes,
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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.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Courage Quotes,
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I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with read more

I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.

by Harper Lee Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take read more

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

by Theodore Roosevelt Found in: Courage Quotes,
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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.

by Orson Scott Card Found in: Courage Quotes,
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