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A version of the Serenity prayer appearing on an Alcoholics Anonymous medallion (date unknown).. The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter.
Sapere aude is the Latin phrase meaning "Dare to know"; and also is loosely translated as "Have courage to use your own reason", "Dare to know things through reason". ". Originally used in the First Book of Letters (20 BC), by the Roman poet Horace, the phrase Sapere aude became associated with the Age of Enlightenment, during the 17th and 18th centuries, after Immanuel Kant used it in the ...
At one time virtus extended to include a wide range of meanings that covered one general ethical ideal. [1] The use of the word grew and shifted to fit evolving ideas of what manliness meant. [2] Once virtus meant primarily that a man was a brave warrior, but it came also to mean that he was a good man, someone who did the right thing. During ...
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” Maya Angelou quotes “Do the best you can until you know better.
Historian Terry Brighton constructed a full speech from a number of soldiers who recounted the speech in their memoirs, including Gilbert R. Cook, Hobart R. Gay, and other junior soldiers. [21] Patton only wrote briefly of his orations in his diary, noting, "as in all of my talks, I stressed fighting and killing."
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden remembered former President Carter, who died on Sunday, as a “dear friend” who “saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe ...
Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship, even death, or threat of death; while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, [1] shame, scandal, discouragement, or personal loss.
[1] Harkins said that he had originally written the poem down in the margin of his copy of Dylan Thomas' verse Once It Was The Colour Of Saying, but after reading of its use at the Queen Mother's funeral had removed the page and sent it as a gift to Prince Charles, who thanked him.