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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully. – Thomas Carlyle

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Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer. – Thomas Carlyle

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All deep things are song. It seems somehow the very central essence of us, song; as if all the rest were but wrappages and hulls! – Thomas Carlyle

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I grow daily to honor facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing — a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil. – Thomas Carlyle

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I dont understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. – Andre Gide

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It takes far less courage to kill yourself than it takes to make yourself wake up one more time. Its harder to stay where you are than to get out. For everyone but you, that is. – Judith Rossner

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We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination. – Muammar al-Gaddafi

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