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" Caesar was a man of great common sense and good taste, meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage. "

George Bernard Shaw

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" The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect. "

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" I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people. "

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" Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience. "

" I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence. "

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" How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them. "

Benjamin Franklin

" If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. "

" For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense. "

" The truth won't set us free - until we develop the skills and the habit and the talent and the moral courage to use it. "

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" We've let the blade of our innocence dull over time, and it's only in innocence that you find any kind of magic, any kind of courage. "

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" Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back. "

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