"There is but one coward on earth, and that is the coward that dare not know."

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Source : W. E. B. Du Bois (2014). “Dusk of Dawn (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois)”, p.62, Oxford University Press

W. E. B. Du Bois

#Courage Quotes #Coward Quotes #Earth Quotes

“I'm the stuff men are made of!”
“I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.”
“Business must be run at a profit, else it will die. But when anyone tries to run a business solely for profit, then also the business must die, for it no longer has a reason for existence.”
“You may loan your last dollar to a friend; but never loan him your axe, unless you are certain that he knows how to use it.”

Source : Horace Kephart (1906). “The Book of Camping and Woodcraft: A Guidebook for Those who Travel in the Wilerness”
“An adventure is a situation where the outcome is not entirely within your control. It is up to fate, in other words”

Source : Sebastian Junger (2001). “Fire”, p.166, W. W. Norton & Company
“You are a white. The Imperial Wizard. Now, if you don't think this is logic you can burn me on the fiery cross. This is the logic: You have the choice of spending fifteen years married to a woman, a black woman or a white woman. Fifteen years kissing and hugging and sleeping real close on hot nights. With a black, black woman or a white, white woman. The white woman is Kate Smith. And the black woman is Lena Horne. So you're not concerned with black or white anymore, are you? You are concerned with how cute or how pretty. Then let's really get basic and persecute ugly people!”
“Among the problems with shame was that it in fact did not make you shorter or quieter or less visible. You just felt like you were.”

Source : J.R. Ward (2008). “Lover Enshrined: A Novel of The Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.72, Penguin
“Being who you are is a lot easier than faking it.”

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