"The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully." ― Thomas Carlyle Topic(s): Anger Tags: courage, desire More From Thomas Carlyle "The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious." "Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world." "No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men." More In Anger "Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge."― Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton "People do not understand what a great revenue economy is."― Marcus Tullius Cicero "We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views."― James McGreevey