Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.
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Mencius
I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.
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Mencius
If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.
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Xunzi
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
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Augustine of Hippo
Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined. Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself
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Rumi
War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfotunate.
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Zoroaster
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
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Albert Camus”
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.
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abraham maslow
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
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Winston Churchill