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  A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Inspirational, Leadership, Confidence

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• Sta come torre ferma, che non crolla
  Giammai la cima per soffiar de' venti.
  Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to the tempest's shock.

  Dante Alighieri

  Towers, Tempest, Torres

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• Whistling to keep myself from being afraid.

  John Dryden

  Whistling, Being Afraid

  John Dryden (1762). “The Dramatick Works of John Dryden, Esq. in Six Volumes: Volume the sixth. Containing Don Sebastian, King of Portugal. Amphitrion: or, The two sosia's. Cleomenes, The Spartan heroe. King Arthur: or, The British worthy. Love triumphant: or, Nature will prevail”, p.193

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• Come one, come all! this rock shall fly
  From its firm base, as soon as I.

  Walter Scott

  Rocks, Firm

  Sir Walter Scott (1833). “The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations”, p.474

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• The smallest worm will turn being trodden on,
  And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.

  William Shakespeare

  Dove, Worms, Turns

  William Shakespeare, John D. Cox, Eric Rasmussen (2001). “King Henry VI Part 3: Third Series”, p.233, Cengage Learning EMEA

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• He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing, in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a lion.

  William Shakespeare

  Promise, Lambs, Lions

  William Shakespeare (1858). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, with a Glossary”, p.131

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• A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Men, Being Different, Individuality

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1972). “Early Lectures: 1838-1842”, p.309, Harvard University Press

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• To know how to say what other people only think, is what makes poets and sages; and to dare to say what others only dare to think, makes men martyrs or reformers.

  Elizabeth Charles

  Art, Men, Thinking

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• It is not our criminal actions that require courage to confess, but those which are ridiculous and foolish.

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  Criminals, Ridiculous, Action

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• The charm of the best courages is that they are inventions, inspirations, flashes of genius.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspiration, Genius, Invention

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2507, Delphi Classics

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• If you spend too much time worrying about how other people perceive you, you'll never break the rules.

  John Sculley

  People, Worry, Too Much

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• Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

  Aristotle

  Philosophical, Mean, Regard

  "Nicomachean Ethics". Book by Aristotle, 3.6,

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• The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Men, Order, Bravery

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• Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Happiness, Smile, Laughter

  Twitter post from Feb 18, 2015

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• The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Navy, Virtue, Generous

  Attributed to "Essais" by Michel de Montaigne, 1595.

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• Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Wisdom, Gentleman, President

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.31, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Happiness, Integrity, Health

  NEA Journal: The Journal of the National Education Association‎, Volume 41 (p. 300), 1952.

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• Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Intelligent, Bravery, Protect

  Leonardo da Vinci (2008). “Notebooks”, p.263, OUP Oxford

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• The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

  Napoleon Hill

  Motivational, Strength, Success

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• Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody's looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, like standing alone when you're misunderstood.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Motivational, Pain, Real

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• Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to face many a danger, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle.

  Annie Besant

  Country, Adventure, Winning

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• Fortune can take away riches, but not courage.

  Seneca the Younger

  Riches, Fortune

  "Medea", CLXXVI, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 142-44, 1922.

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• Courage is poorly housed that dwells in numbers; the lion never counts the herd that are about him, nor weighs how many flocks he has to scatter.

  Aaron Hill

  Numbers, Lions, Herds

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• How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

  Maya Angelou

  Strong Women, Veterans Day, Memorial Day

  "Celebrating Our She-roes" by Jill S. Tietjen, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2014.

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• It takes courage to realize that you are greater than your moods, greater than your thoughts, and that you can control your moods and thoughts.

  Stephen Covey

  Emotion, Realizing, Mood

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.178, Simon and Schuster

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