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“Bravery is a mean state concerned with things that inspire confidence and with things fearful ... and leading us to choose danger and to face it, either because to do so is noble, or because not to do so is base. But to court death as an escape from poverty, or from love, or from some grievous pain, is no proof of bravery, but rather of cowardice.”

Mean States Pain Faces Poverty Danger Inspire Concerned Bravery Court Noble Proof Fearful Cowardice

Book:The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle

Source: The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle

“The issue I focus on the most is extreme poverty. I think it's kind of out of sight out of mind. I wish there would be more stories about that to connect people to what's happening. To personalize it, to make it real to people, to inspire them to action.”

People Thinking Mind Kind Real Stories Would Be Action Wish Poverty Issues Focus Inspire Happenings Sight Extremes Extreme Poverty Of Sight Out Of Mind

Author:John Legend

“The world designed by God cannot be a world in which some hoard immoderate wealth in their hands, while others suffer from destitution and poverty, and die of hunger. Love must inspire justice and the struggle for justice”

World Hands Suffering Dies Wealth Justice Poverty Struggle Inspire Hunger

Author:Pope John Paul II

“I wrote 'The Blue Sweater' to inspire more people to become engaged in working to solve the problems of global poverty.”

People Problem Poverty Inspire Blue Solve Engaged Sweaters Global Poverty

Author:Jacqueline Novogratz

“Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.”

Might Success Hope Inspiring Poverty Inspire Hopeful Having Hope Without Hope

Book:Life's Instructions for Wisdom, Success, and Happiness

Source: Life's Instructions for Wisdom, Success, and Happiness