Courage Quotes

Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.

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"Courage grows stronger with every challenge."
Paul Verlaine
"Courage is not the absence of fear but the decision to act despite it."
Charles Baudelaire
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"The greatest victories are those won over oneself."
Pierre Corneille
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"A noble heart fears dishonor more than death."
Pierre Corneille
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"A moment of courage can change the course of a lifetime."
Pierre Corneille
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"To speak truth in times of falsehood requires strength."
Pierre Corneille
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"The heart's courage empowers the body's actions."
Pierre Corneille
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but mastery over it."
Jean Racine
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"Courage lies in facing what we fear most."
Jean Racine
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"The greatest weakness of all is to fear the appearance of weakness."
Molière
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"The mind that seeks only comfort will never know greatness."
Pierre Corneille
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"Action is necessary even when all seems lost."
Arthur Rimbaud
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"The only true failure is the failure to try."
Paul Verlaine
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"Every scar tells a story of survival."
Paul Verlaine
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"All the women in the Bible who were great became great because they rebelled."
Voltaire
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph of will over weakness"
Pierre Corneille
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"The greatest tragedies are those we create for ourselves."
Jean Racine
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"The heart's rebellion begins where reason's dominion ends."
Jean Racine
"The most magnanimous action is that by which we overcome ourselves."
Charles Baudelaire
"The greatest courage is that required to be honest with oneself."
Charles Baudelaire
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"To live is to risk the loss of all that makes living worthwhile."
Stéphane Mallarmé
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"The greatest courage is the courage to be oneself in a world that demands conformity."
Paul Verlaine
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"The greatest weakness of all is to fear being thought weak."
Molière
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"True courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquest of it."
Molière
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"I have crossed deserts where no one else would dare to walk."
Arthur Rimbaud
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"The soul expands when we dare to be different."
Arthur Rimbaud
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"To truly live, one must be willing to lose everything."
Arthur Rimbaud
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"I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."
Gérard de Nerval
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"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear."
Gérard de Nerval
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"Every journey begins with a single step."
Gérard de Nerval