The king-becoming graces,
As justice, verity, temperance, stableness,
Bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness,
Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude,
I have no relish of them, but abound
In the division of each several crime,
Acting it many ways.
The king-becoming graces,
As justice, verity, temperance, stableness,
Bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness,
Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude,
I have no relish of them, but abound
In the division of each several crime,
Acting it many ways.
Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.
Ordinary people, even weak people, can do extraordinary things through temporary courage generated by a situation. But the person of character does not need the situation to generate his courage. It is a part of his being and a standard approach to all life's challenges. Were all ethical in our own eyes. Although we are usually judged by our last worst act, we usually judge ourselves by our most noble deeds, our best intentions and our most virtuous traits. Character is not a fancy coat we put on for show, its who we really are.
Have the courage to act instead of react.
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
As the war on terror continues, Americans must honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for the protection of this nation and the hope of peace.
We are not defined by our trials, but by how we face them. We are all afraid bravery is a choice, that though you may lose, you shall never be defeated.
The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly.
Their sacrifice is a shining example of bravery and devotion to one's people and fatherland, ... You have suppressed the enemy and disabled it.
Courage is grace under pressure.
Iranian students are denied basic rights Americans take advantage of every day. But there is a brave student movement in Iran working for change, and we need to support them.
Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back.
Alex is very brave, very strong in tackling and reads the game well. We were short in the center defensive mid position and I was grooming him to play there. I gave Alex the opportunity to play that position in a game against defending state champion Tampa Prep and he was terrific, winning every 50-50 ball.
I kept trying to build up the courage to walk up to him, but I never did, ... He was always in a suit, he looked very serious. It's one of my biggest regrets. I'm Joe D.'s biggest fan.
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
This is where I've got to have the courage to play them, and to their credit they did some things last week where you walk away and say you liked what you saw.
There are ordinary people throughout our community who perform extraordinary acts of courage and selflessness that save lives.
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
... Of those to whom much is given, much is required. And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state our success or failure, in whatever office we may hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions were we truly men of courage ... were we truly men of judgment ... were we truly men of integrity ... were we truly men of dedication.
She was luminous, and it brought the house down. She broke peoples' hearts. And it was all about a women of strength and courage.
How can I tolerate the slightest inconvenience to them, the women, the children, the sick, the aged, the blind, the decrepit, that come for counsel, consolation, courage and cure
What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism.
I don't think people hold United responsible for what happened, and the story is really a story of courage by the crew and passengers in fighting back. It's sort of a positive story out of a horrible situation.
Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
All respected domestic and international organizations agree that your demands are justified. Therefore I wish you strength, endurance, courage and fortunate decisions.
How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge I am happy.
He showed the strength, the resilience, the courage he has shown his entire life when he fought for us and for our country in Vietnam -- he's done it all throughout this campaign,
And you are brave, alive, and human.
All the brave men and women we recognize today brought credit to the uniform and honor to the United States of America,
The doctor said it's all his pain tolerance. He really pressured me to play (last night). I thought he did a decent job. I thought he gave a great effort and showed a lot of courage.
I also like the bravery in Garth Ennis' writing. He's not afraid to tackle the hypocrisies of modern religion and things like that.
But I say courage is not the abnormal.
Courage is the best word to use when talking about Matt. The kid's dedication to Navy basketball has been inspiring to me as a coach. Matt has set a standard for the younger players to meet.
The professors laugh at themselves, they laugh at life they long ago abjured the bitch-goddess Success, and the best of them will fight for his scholastic ideals with a courage and persistence that would shame a soldier. The professor is not afraid of words like truth in fact he is not afraid of words at all.
Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since there must be a decision, decides as he can, and hopes he has done justice and given satisfaction to the community
But only a brief moment is granted to the brave one breath or two, whose wage is the long nights of the grave.
We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage, freedom and light
No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote.
It's taken 45 years but Johnny Lee Roberts has finally felt comfortable enough to tell the truth of what happened to Kennard. His courage is now causing others to come forward, including prominent whites, to express their long-held misgivings about Kennard's conviction.
Tell a man he is brave, and you help him become so.
It will be a supreme test of courage and seamanship,
A man writes to throw off the poison which he has accumulated because of his false way of life. He is trying to recapture his innocence, yet all he succeeds in doing (by writing) is to inoculate the world with a virus of his disillusionment. No man would set a word down on paper if he had the courage to live out what he believed in.
It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person's lead.
Nobody has had the courage to say this is wrong. You are empowered to say this is wrong ... Stop this cover-up Stop this cover-up
Sir, money, money, the most charming of all things money, which will say more in one moment than the most elegant lover can in years. Perhaps you will say a man is not young I answer he is rich. He is not genteel, handsome, witty, brave, good-humored, but he is rich, rich, rich, rich, rich that one word contradicts everything you can say against him.
We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it.
Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later.
To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
It's hard to express how angry I am about these attacks, how proud I am of the brave response on the part of my staff ... and so many others,
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