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Quote by Joseph Conrad
The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No dis

The sea – this truth must be confessed – has no generosity. No display of manly qualities – courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness – has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power. – Joseph Conrad

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They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience. – Joseph Conrad

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Loyalty
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The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. – Joseph Conrad

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Life is to be entered upon with courage. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Despair gives courage to a coward. – Thomas Fuller

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I know that throughout their history, the people of the United States defended their freedom, their liberty, their justice, and their rights – if need be – with their lives. I think their courage is so admirable. – Lee Myung-bak

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Nothing gives us courage more readily than the desire to avoid looking like a damn fool. – Dean Koontz

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