Carolina QuotesWithout courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Maya Angelou Connected to the Carolinas
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As quoted in USA Today (5 March 1988) — Variant: — Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. — As quoted in Diversity : Leaders Not Labels (2006) by Stedman Graham, p. 224
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- 1988
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- p. 224
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“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with con…” Maya Angelou. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-23E4DC4C94. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/23e4dc4c94
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