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Maya Angelou

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

Maya Angelou

Courage

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Maya Angelou is saying that courage is essential because it allows a person to keep showing other good qualities regularly. Without bravery, someone might sometimes be honest or kind, but they won’t be able to maintain those behaviors over time.

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