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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. – Samuel Johnson

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The luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue. – Samuel Johnson

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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. – Samuel Johnson

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Being gifted needs courage. – Georg Brandes

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He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. – Socrates

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People dont follow titles, they follow courage. – William Wells Brown

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Because at bottom, Im interested in fear, and in courage and cowardice and these are easier to get at through fiction, where you can enter peoples heads. – Kevin Patterson

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