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

This quote is attributed to Nero.

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

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

Nero Courage

Emperor Ancient Rome 37–68

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"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

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