"Have the courage of your desire." — George Gissing

"Have the courage of your desire."

— George Gissing

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35 Quotes by George Gissing

George Gissing has 35 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The truths of life are not discovered by us. At moments unforeseen, some gracious influence descends upon the soul, touching…
In nothing more is the English genius for domesticity more notably declared than in the institution of this festival-almost one…
Honest winter, snow clad and with the frosted beard, I can welcome not uncordially; but that long deferment of the…
Money is made at Christmas out of holly and mistletoe, but who save the vendors would greatly care if no…
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to…
It is familiarity with life that makes time speed quickly. When every day is a step in the unknown, as…
How I envy those clerks who go by to their offices in the morning! There's the day's work cut out…
To like Keats is a test of fitness for understanding poetry, just as to like Shakespeare is a test of…
Money is time. With money I buy for cheerful use the hours which otherwise would not in any sense be…
For one thing, I know every book of mine by its scent.
That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no right to be generous.

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More Bravery Quotes

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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
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate… — Aristotle
I'm not funny. What I am is brave. — Lucille Ball
You can plan to be brave - it's even better if you just try to be brave. — Clive Barker
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a… — Joseph Addison
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man. — Georges Bernanos
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. — Aesop
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. — Erma Bombeck
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment. — Napoleon Bonaparte
With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. — Christian Nestell Bovee

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