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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 ...
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.
“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.
Courage (also called bravery, valour (British and Commonwealth English), or valor (American English)) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle .
Balzac's literary mood evolved over time from one of despondency and chagrin to that of solidarity and courage—but not optimism. [105] La Peau de Chagrin , among his earliest novels, is a pessimistic tale of confusion and destruction.
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 ...
If I Only Had a Brain" (also "If I Only Had a Heart" and "If I Only Had the Nerve") is a song by Harold Arlen (music) and Yip Harburg (lyrics). The song is sung in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz by the character Scarecrow , played by Ray Bolger , when he meets Dorothy , played by Judy Garland .
Our national courage has been clear in times of depression and war, when defeating common dangers defined our common good. Now we must choose if the example of our fathers and mothers will inspire ...