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

This quote is attributed to Salvatore Quasimodo.

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

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

Salvatore Quasimodo Courage

Poet Italian 1901–1968

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