Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full."Marcel Proust
"Courage is the recognition that fear is inevitable but necessary."Marcel Proust
"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."Romain Rolland
"Courage is not the roaring of a lion but the persistence of one step after another."Romain Rolland
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."André Gide
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to preserve oneself, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."Albert Camus
"There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn."Albert Camus
"The great courage is to be modest and brave at the same time."Albert Camus
"The most effective way to oppose tyranny is through the power of indifference."Albert Camus
"True courage is not the absence of fear but mastery of it."Montesquieu
"Without courage, no other virtue can be practiced."Denis Diderot
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it."Denis Diderot
"Courage is acting despite the fear of consequences."Jean-Paul Sartre
"The point of an authentic existence is that life begins when you stop being afraid."Simone de Beauvoir
"A person is not born courageous; courage is something we must choose daily."Simone de Beauvoir
"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the decision to act despite fear."Simone de Beauvoir
"The man who follows the crowd will never be followed by the crowd."André Gide
"We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full."Marcel Proust
"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing."Marcel Proust
"We should never be ashamed of our tears."Marcel Proust
"True courage is facing fear with faith."Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"I rebel; therefore I exist."Albert Camus
"To lose one's life is a little thing and I shall have the courage to do so if it is necessary; but to see the point of life destroyed, that is something I cannot bear."Albert Camus
"To express oneself genuinely is an act of courage."Albert Camus
"Courage is the only freedom we truly possess."Albert Camus
"True courage consists in doing without witnesses what one could do before everyone."Montesquieu
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."Jean-Paul Sartre
"The pursuit of truth requires the courage to question everything."Jean-Paul Sartre
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."Jean-Paul Sartre
"I am my own heroine, not the heroines of my novels."Simone de Beauvoir