Without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
In plain words
Being brave is what lets you do all the other good things.
Where these words come from
- 82% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- USA Today interview, March 5 1988; listed in Wikiquote's Sourced section for Maya Angelou with dated newspaper citation.
- USA Today interview
- 1988 · newspaper interview
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You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
Marcus AureliusYou can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
Rabindranath TagoreStrength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Mahatma GandhiFor sometimes it is an act of bravery even to live.
SenecaIf you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage.
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