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Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you read more
Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you believe in free speech? Then speak freely. Do you love the truth? Then tell it. Do you believe in an open society? Then act in the open. Do you believe in a decent and humane society? Then behave decently and humanely. -Adam Michnik.
Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
Tender handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man read more
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.
The soul, secured in her existence, smiles
At the drawn dagger, and defies its point.
The soul, secured in her existence, smiles
At the drawn dagger, and defies its point.
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards. -Paul Richter.
A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards. -Paul Richter.
