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True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.
True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.
They, that unnamed "they," they've knocked me down but I got up. I always get up -- and I swear read more
They, that unnamed "they," they've knocked me down but I got up. I always get up -- and I swear when I went down quite often I took the fall; nothing moves a mountain but itself. They, I've long ago named them me.
You can't test courage cautiously.
You can't test courage cautiously.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
One man with courage makes a majority.
One man with courage makes a majority.
Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.
Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.
But you be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work. [ Chronicles 15:7].
But you be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work. [ Chronicles 15:7].
Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to
the tempest's shock.
[It., Sta read more
Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to
the tempest's shock.
[It., Sta come torre ferme, che non crolla
Giammai la cima per soffiar de' venti.]
God Almighty hates a quitter.
God Almighty hates a quitter.