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title: "8 Courageous Things Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“the sense of a small courageous community barely existing above the desert of trees, hemmed in by a sun too fierce to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-greene/the-sense-of-a-small-courageous-community-barely-existing-above-the/)

[Graham Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-greene/)

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> [Much more surprising things can happen to anyone who, when a disagreeable or discouraged thought comes into his mind, just has the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-hodgson-burnett/much-more-surprising-things-can-happen-to-anyone-who-when-a/)

[Frances Hodgson Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-hodgson-burnett/)

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> [“Much more surprising things can happen to anyone who, when a disagreeable or discouraged thought comes into his mind, just has the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-hodgson-burnett/much-more-surprising-things-can-happen-to-anyone-who-when-a-2/)

[Frances Hodgson Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-hodgson-burnett/)

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> [One isn't born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/one-isn-t-born-with-courage-one-develops-it-by-doing-small-courageous-2/)

[Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/)

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> [Everyday there are people in our world that do absolutely amazing things. People of all ages are very capable of doing tremendous,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mairead-corrigan/everyday-there-are-people-in-our-world-that-do-absolutely-amazing/)

[Mairead Corrigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mairead-corrigan/)

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> [One of the most courageous things we do is change. If everyone says you're wonderful every time you wear a red dress,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-de-angelis/one-of-the-most-courageous-things-we-do-is-change-if-everyone-says/)

[Barbara De Angelis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-de-angelis/)

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> [When in doubt, do the courageous things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-smuts/when-in-doubt-do-the-courageous-things/)

[Jan Smuts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-smuts/)

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> [One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/one-of-the-most-courageous-things-you-can-do-is-identify-yourself/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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