“A good argument diluted to avoid criticism is not nearly as good as the undiluted argument, because we best arrive at truth through a process of honest and vigorous debate. Arguments should not sneak around in disguise, as if dissent were somehow sinister... For it is bravery that is required to secure freedom.” IfsShouldTruthProcessBlackJusticeCourageHonestSpeechArgumentCriticismBraveryDebateSecureDisguiseDissentVigorousSneakSinister Author:Clarence Thomas
“I suppose as long as novels last, and authors aim at interesting their public, there must always be in the story a virtuous and gallant hero; a wicked monster, his opposite; and a pretty girl, who finds a champion. Bravery and virtue conquer beauty; and vice, after seeming to triumph through a certain number of pages, is sure to be discomfited in the last volume, when justice overtakes him, and honest folks come by their own.” LongStoriesLastsCertainGirlJusticeInterestingNumbersNovelVirtueHonestHeroPagesOppositesBraveryAimFolksVicesMonstersConquerTriumphChampionWickedVirtuousVolumeSeemingPretty GirlGallant Book:The four Georges. The English humorists. Roundabout papers Source: The four Georges. The English humorists. Roundabout papers
“It takes a lot of bravery to be authentic and honest and to take that social mask off in order to connect with another human being. So much of what makes us who we are is smoothed away online. And what truly connects us is the wrinkles, not the smoothness.” HumansOrderSocialHuman BeingsHonestBraveryWho We AreMaskOnlineWrinkles Author:Taylor Schilling
“With surgical insight, Inside Madeline delves into the most complex female territory imaginable and dissects until every honest bone is revealed. Bomer's prose doesn't flinch, doesn't filter-the bravery of these stories left me breathless.” StoriesLeftHonestFemaleBraveryComplexesInsightBonesProseTerritoryFiltersBreathlessMadeline Author:Alissa Nutting
“I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.” VirtueHonestHonestyFameDeserveBraveryBraveDeedsDespiseSpursRenounce Author:David Mallet