Sunday, April 1, 2012

Courage

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality."

-C.S. Lewis

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"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones;
and when you have accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake."

-Victor Hugo

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"There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers.
We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."

-Ronald Reagan

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"Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets."

-George S. Patton

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"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."

-John F. Kennedy

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"Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
Let all that you do be done with love.

-1 Cor. 16:13, The Bible

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"Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how."

-Thomas Merton


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

-Benjamin Franklin


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"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace."

-Amelia Earhart

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"Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous.
Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

-Joshua 1:9, The Bible