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Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in or

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything. – Sydney Smith

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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession do not run after distinctions and rewards but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty. – Sydney Smith

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Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life let us swear eternal friendship. – Sydney Smith

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Im still shy – Im no good at my childrens parent-teacher conferences, and Im slowly learning how to ask for what I want. But I now know that I have a reserve of courage to draw upon when I really need it. Theres nothing that Im too scared to have a go at. – Emily Mortimer

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A member must say that he is a member of the Unification Church and that he is the follower of Sun Myung Moon. If he doesnt have the courage to say it, he is not worthy of me. – Sun Myung Moon

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To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity. – Edward Weeks

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When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part. – Charles Stanley

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Their final objective toward which all their deceit is directed is to capture political power so that, using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously, they may keep the common man in eternal subjection. – Henry A. Wallace

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Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you. – Nicholas Boileau

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