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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
Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm
and it will turn.
Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm
and it will turn.
"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.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my read more
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Dune, "Litany Against Fear", 1965.
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great
without audacity.
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great
without audacity.
One who never turned his back but marched breast forward,
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed, read more
One who never turned his back but marched breast forward,
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph,
Held we fall to rise, are baffled to flight better,
Sleep to wake.
Courage is grace under pressure.
Courage is grace under pressure.
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love read more
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is the most painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let the person know how you feel.
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.