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COURAGE
The swain and his swainess had just encountered a bulldog that looked
as if he might shake a mean lower jaw.
"Why, Percy," she exclaimed as he started a strategic retreat. "You
always swore you would face death for me."
"I would," he flung back over his shoulder, "but that darn dog ain't
dead."
"Who led the army in that recent expedition?"
"I did," replied General Tamale.
"I thought the attack was led by General Concarne."
"It was I who prevented great loss of life. He led them going forward,
but I led them coming back."
A man of courage is also full of faith.--_Cicero_.
Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it
and conquering it.--_Richter_.
Few persons have courage enough to appear as good as they really
are.--_Hare_.
Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would
be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.--_Clarke_.
COURTESY
"How do you like your new music-master?"
"He is a very nice, polite young man. When I made a mistake yesterday
he said: 'Pray, mademoiselle, why do you take so much pains to improve
upon Beethoven?'"
Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for
courtesy.
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