Quote by Graham Greene
People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the plac

People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another persons habitual misery. – Graham Greene

Other quotes by Graham Greene

Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war, but not against the unattractive: then the millstone weighs on the breast. – Graham Greene

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War
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I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect — it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman. – Graham Greene

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Corruption
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It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. – Graham Greene

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Trust
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Courage
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Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions. – Ian Smith

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Courage

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God. – Robert Dale Owen

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Courage

There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality. – Jonas Salk

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Courage

Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage. – Jean Anouilh

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Courage

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Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and its cowardice. – George Jackson

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Patience

Failure is the key to success each mistake teaches us something. – Morihei Ueshiba

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Failure

The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom. – William Blake

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Excess

This…is the surer, safer, saner way of meditation. For, when the mind is absent from the body it is present with thy Lord, thy purposes, thy hopes. – Edgar Cayce

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Meditation