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“It is more important to keep the horse going hard than to always play the exact notes.”

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Charles Ives was an American composer born on October 20, 1874, and died on May 19, 1954. He is considered one of the pioneers of modern American music, known for his unique musical style and compositional techniques. more

“Non-violence and cowardice are contradictory terms. Non-violence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice. Non-violence springs from love, cowardice from hate. Non-violence always suffers, cowardice would always inflict suffering. Perfect non-violence is the highest bravery. Non-violent conduct is never demoralising; cowardice always is.”

Suffering Hate Term Perfect Courage Virtue Violence Highest Spring Bravery Vices Violent Cowardice Contradictory Non Violence Non Violent

Book:The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts

Source: The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts

“Better than cowardice is killing and being killed in battle.”

Courage Violence Battle Killing Cowardice

Book:Hindu Dharma

Source: Hindu Dharma

“Let no one charge me with ever having abused or encouraged weakness or surrendered on matters of principle. But I have said, as I say again, that every trifle must not be dignified into a principle.”

Said Matter Principles Courage Violence Weakness Trifles

Book:Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects

Source: Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects

Quote by Charles Ives

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