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    Tender handed stroke a nettle,
    And it stings you for your pains;
    Grasp it like a man of mettle,
    And it soft as silk remains.

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The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark.

The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark.

by Pam Brown Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

by Anais Nin Found in: Courage Quotes,
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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not read more

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave.

by Mark Twain Found in: Courage Quotes, Cowards Quotes,
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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in read more

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not read more

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

by Nelson Mandela Found in: Courage Quotes,
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I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.

I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.

by Orel Herhiser Found in: Courage Quotes,
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There's only one way you can fail, and that's to quit.

There's only one way you can fail, and that's to quit.

by Brian Hays Found in: Courage Quotes,
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The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. -R. G. Ingersoll.

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. -R. G. Ingersoll.

by R. G. Ingersoll Found in: Courage Quotes,
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If courage wasn't a standard result of aging, it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.

If courage wasn't a standard result of aging, it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.

by Lawana Blackwell Found in: Courage Quotes,
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