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The Romans Rightly Employed The Same Word (virtus) To Designate Courage, Which Is, In A Physical Sense, What The Other Is In A Moral; The Highest Virtue Of All Being Victory Over Ourselves.
-Samuel Smiles
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The Romans Rightly Employed The Same Word

Samuel Smiles
The Romans Rightly Employed The Same Word (virtus) To Designate Courage, Which Is, In A Physical Sense, What The Other Is In A Moral; The Highest Virtue Of All Being Victory Over Ourselves.
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