"Optimism is true moral courage." — Ernest Shackleton

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• You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to… — Aristotle
• I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over… — Aristotle
• The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
• Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
• Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate… — Aristotle
• Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. — Aristotle
• We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action. — Aristotle
• To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there. — Richard Bach
• Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it… — Lance Armstrong
• True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but… — Arthur Ashe
• To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. — Teresa of Avila
• Action is the antidote to despair. — Joan Baez

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