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More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution. – James Thomson

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That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others. – James Thomson

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Happiness
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I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the philosophical reflection, and the moral sentiment than the works of nature. Where can we meet such variety, such beauty, such magnificence? – James Thomson

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Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs. – Ambrose Bierce

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America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. – Harry S. Truman

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Courage is always the surest wisdom. – Wilfred Grenfell

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Courage

Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We were playing just for fun, with Pauls group. – Linda McCartney

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How can a doctor judge a womans sanity by merely bidding her good morning and refusing to hear her pleas for release? Even the sick ones know it is useless to say anything, for the answer will be that it is their imagination. – Nellie Bly

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Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital. – Daniel Webster

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