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Courage is not shown in words, but in the bearing of hardships.

Musonius Rufus · Lectures · paraphrase

What it means today

Anyone can talk about courage; few bear hardship with it. The measure of a person is not their declarations, but how they stand when standing is hard.

Try this todayMeet one hardship today with steady bearing, without complaint.

Today’s questionAm I performing courage, or practicing it?

#courage #hardship #action

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