"Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner."
― Joseph Addison
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Courage
More From Joseph Addison
- "A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of."
- "Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass."
- "A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes."
More In Courage
- "To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction – and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by."― Stephen Baker
- "I’ll be honest with you. My kids don’t watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they’ve seen, actually, all the way through."― Kevin Bacon
- "The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness."― Christopher Morley