Quote by Joseph Addison
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner. – Joseph Addison

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Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind. – Joseph Addison

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Prejudice
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Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed. – Joseph Addison

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Imagination
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If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is. – Joseph Addison

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Hope
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Courage
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The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the Charter of Human Rights which the San Francisco Conference had not had the time or the courage to draw up. – Rene Cassin

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Courage

Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles. – Bob Richards

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Courage

Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top. – Joseph Smith, Jr.

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Courage

A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether its starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker. – Ann Bancroft

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Courage

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A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer…. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring. – E.B. White

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Poetry

Ive always wanted to work with Blair, and finally the timing was right. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I think hes a hugely underrated actor in Hollywood. – Tyler Perry

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respect

For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization. – E. O. Wilson

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Faith

Lifes most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others? – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Life