Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the ca... - Paul Tillich

"Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair."

Paul Tillich Courage

Theologian, Philosopher German-American 1886–1965

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