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Quote by G.K. Chesterton
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desi

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. – G.K. Chesterton

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I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act. – G.K. Chesterton

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In a world flagrant with the failures of civilization, what is there particularly immortal about our own? – G.K. Chesterton

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Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul. – Michel de Montaigne

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The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war. – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

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