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    Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

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This is courage in a man: to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.

This is courage in a man: to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.

by Euripides Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.

Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.

by Amelia Earhart Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Come to the edge,' he said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' he said. They came. He read more

Come to the edge,' he said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' he said. They came. He pushed them... And they flew. -Peter McWilliams.

by Peter Mcwilliams Found in: Courage Quotes,
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All serious daring starts from within. -Harriet Beecher Stowe.

All serious daring starts from within. -Harriet Beecher Stowe.

by Harriet Beecher Stowe Found in: Courage Quotes,
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If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave read more

If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave man, -- it is the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil.

by James A. Garfield Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all read more

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Courage Quotes,
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It is curious-curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare. -Mark Twain.

It is curious-curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare. -Mark Twain.

by Mark Twain Found in: Courage Quotes,
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For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16].

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16].

by Bible Found in: Courage Quotes,
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An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.

An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.

by Walter Savage Landor Found in: Courage Quotes,
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