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The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow. ↗

— Marian Anderson

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It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base. ↗

— Jean Anouilh

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Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage. ↗

— Jean Anouilh

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There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. ↗

— Roger Ascham

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Let the master praise him, and say, "Here ye do well." For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. ↗

— Roger Ascham

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Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and they are the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete the cleansing process. ↗

— Sai Baba

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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. ↗

— Saint Teresa of Avila

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If contemporary Christians took seriously the possibility that those outside the boundaries of the church might hold the promise of renewal, if we ceased regarding ourselves as the source of salvation and the secular world as a potential threat, and if we emulated Jesus' example in accepting the faith and the courage of those who live beyond conventional standards of purity, well, I can hardly imagine how things would look. ↗

— Greg Carey

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One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn' t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself. ↗

— Lucille Ball

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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. It's a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through. ↗

— King Abdullah II

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