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The President regards the Japanese as a brave people but courage,

The President regards the Japanese as a brave people but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed. – Townsend Harris

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A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision but believe me, after six months experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time – patience. – Stanley Baldwin

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Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it. – Pablo Casals

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Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isnt original sin. Hes born with the tragedy that he has to grow up… a lot of people dont have the courage to do it. – Helen Hayes

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