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Then said he, ’I am going to my Father’s; and though with great difficulty I am got hither, yet now I do… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
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Your honest intention is parameter of your sincerity towards your effort.Though first action may be toughest but your consistency towards effort may… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
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Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend To mean devices for a sordid end. Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne,… — George Farquhar Copy Share Image
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Of Captain Elliot, already so well known to the government, it would be almost superfluous to speak; in this action, he evinced… — Oliver Hazard Perry Copy Share Image
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![“If contemplation of other people's pain just increases distress, then I think we should see it in another way. If we don't center too much on ourselves, then [we] increase our courage and our determination to remedy the pain, not our distress. If we have unconditional compassion, then it increases…” quote by Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/44d/matthieu-ricard-4004_another-way_if-contemplation-of-other-people-s-pain_1873079.jpg)
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