#readiness

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it. ↗

— Edward Irving

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I directed the men in our barque to approach near the savages, and hold their arms in readiness to do their duty in case they notice any movement of these people against us. ↗

— Samuel de Champlain

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There should be a readiness, on our part, to investigate with candor to follow the truth wherever it may lead us, and to submit, without reserve or objection, to all the teachings of this religion, if it be found to be of divine origin. ↗

— Simon Greenleaf

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Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

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The Marine Corps has been, and will continue to be, America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness - ready to respond to today's crisis, with today's Marine forces, today. ↗

— James F. Amos

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I'm relieved that the state of the Marines' readiness will remain high. ↗

— Susan Davis

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The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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There are two things we should always be 1. raw and 2. ready. When you are raw, you are always ready and when you are ready you usually realize that you are raw. Waiting for perfection is not an answer, one cannot say "I will be ready when I am perfect" because then you will never be ready, rather one must say "I am raw and I am ready just like this right now, how and who I am. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#courage #inspiration #inspirational #inspirational-attitude #inspirational-life