Who said "Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it. - Thomas Hardy

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."

Thomas Hardy Courage

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

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