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

This quote is attributed to Edmond Dantès.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it. - Edmond Dantès

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

Edmond Dantès Courage

Character in The Count of Monte Cristo

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"The whole of the secret lies in this."

"Wait and hope."

"Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sun one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next."

"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."