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Mere intelligence is still not courage, for we often see the cleverest people devoid of resolution.
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There are persons who possess the keenest perception for the most difficult problems, who are also not fearful of responsibility, and yet in cases of difficulty cannot come to a resolution.
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Adventures are to those to whom they are most unexpected
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It is notorious that a single successful effort of moral volition, such as saying 'no' to some habitual temptation, or performing some courageous act, will launch a man on a higher level of energy for days and weeks, will give him a new range of power.