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It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape. ↗

— Voltaire

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Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid. ↗

— Franklin P. Jones

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I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did. ↗

— Samuel L. Jackson

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Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay. ↗

— Grace Jones

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I have a little tiny Emily Dickinson so big that I carry in my pocket everywhere. And you just read three poems of Emily. She is so brave. She is so strong. She is such a sexy, passionate, little woman. I feel better. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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The coward sneaks to death; the brave live on. ↗

— George Sewell

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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must. ↗

— Swami Sivananda

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