It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

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"It’s not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."

- Seneca

Courage

"When one has lost a friend, one's eyes should be neither dry nor streaming. Tears, yes, there should be, but not lamentation."

- Seneca

Relationships

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

- Seneca

Success

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end."

- Seneca

New Beginnings

"A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature."

- Seneca

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"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

- Mark Twain

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"I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."

- Tracee Ellis Ross

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"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."

- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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"Courage, dear heart."

- C.S. Lewis

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