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Courage

«You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.»
«You must be willing to protect yourself and what you cherish, no matter what the cost.»
«You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.»
«You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give»
«You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.»
«Young men go to war. Sometimes because they have to, sometimes because they want to. Always, they feel they are supposed to. This comes from the sad, layered stories of life, which over the centuries have seen courage confused with picking up arms, and cowardice confused with laying them down.»
Author: Mitch Albom | About: Courage, War
«Yet will that beauteous image makeThe dreary sea less drearAnd thy remembered smile will wakeThe hope that tramples fear»
«You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.»
«Without justice, courage is weak.»
«You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.»
Author: Maya Angelou (Poet) | About: Courage, Inspiration