Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

Quote by G K Chesterton

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To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly; devils fall because of their gravity.

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly; devils fall because of their gravity.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...

The wine they drink in Paradise They make in Haute Lorraine.

The wine they drink in Paradise They make in Haute Lorraine.

The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year....

The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year....

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted...

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult...

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult...

People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons...

People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons...

Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it.

Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it.

All government is an ugly necessity.

All government is an ugly necessity.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke

Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke

If you want to know how your girl will treat you after marriage, just listen...

If you want to know how your girl will treat you after marriage, just listen...

They who marry for wealth sell their own liberty

They who marry for wealth sell their own liberty