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Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou says courage is the most important virtue, because without it other virtues falter. She reminds us that accepting harsh words lowers our self‑worth, while bitterness eats us from inside. She urges us to put our whole heart into everything we do and pray.

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Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more th

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