Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"A bold despair threw him into the most reckless gaiety."Stendhal
"The man who has the courage to laugh is the master of the world."Stendhal
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquest of it."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Courage grows in the face of adversity."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"The only true failure is the failure to try."Théophile Gautier
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."Théophile Gautier
"The important thing is not what the critics say, but what you feel in your heart."George Sand
"The greatest glory in living lies in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."George Sand
"The human spirit is like a bird that must learn to fly by falling and rising again."Gérard de Nerval
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."Guy de Maupassant
"Assertiveness is not being rude. It is being honest and direct."Mary Wollstonecraft
"Be not afraid of sudden attack if you live an honest and upright life."Mary Wollstonecraft
"I wish to sum up what I have said in a few words, for I here throw down my gauntlet."Mary Wollstonecraft
"I shall disdain to cull my words when I am speaking a disinterested truth."Mary Wollstonecraft
"Fortitude is the conquest of fear."Mary Wollstonecraft
"True courage is facing oneself without flinching."Gérard de Nerval
"A man of principle will always stand alone if principle demands it."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"The hero is simply one who refuses to surrender when all others do."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"A single act of courage can inspire generations to follow."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"A man of courage is a man of conviction."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Courage is not the absence of doubt, but action despite it."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Every man has the right to risk his own life for the preservation of it."Stendhal
"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly."Stendhal
"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is action in the presence of it."George Sand
"Progress requires the courage to abandon what was once sacred."George Sand
"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."Théophile Gautier
"Better to live one day as a lion than a thousand years as a sheep."Théophile Gautier
"Do not mistake inability for unwillingness; not all who falter lack the will to continue."Guy de Maupassant
"Courage is not the absence of fear but the decision to act despite it."Guy de Maupassant
"One must face one's fears to overcome them."Ann Radcliffe