Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"A man who is afraid is not truly alive."Daniel Defoe
"All the follies and crimes of men spring from cowardice and weakness."Mary Wollstonecraft
"I have not yet begun to fight for women's rights—I have merely started a conversation."Mary Wollstonecraft
"To overcome all obstacles, a woman must have courage and determination."Mary Wollstonecraft
"The greatest virtue is the pursuit of truth and the courage to speak it."Mary Wollstonecraft
"The greatest tragedy is not failure, but the fear of attempting."Laurence Sterne
"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in its presence."Laurence Sterne
"The mind that ventures into darkness must carry its own light."Ann Radcliffe
"The soul's voice grows stronger with each act of courage."Ann Radcliffe
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but clarity about what matters."Ann Radcliffe
"I am too high-minded to be ambitious."Stendhal
"Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something is more important than fear."Stendhal
"To speak truth requires courage, not cleverness."Frances Burney
"The fear of death often proves mortal to virtue."Henry Fielding
"False pride and true courage are often at variance."Henry Fielding
"The world rewards the brave."Henry Fielding
"True courage is quiet and steady."Henry Fielding
"Fear teaches a man the measure of his necessity."Daniel Defoe
"Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory."Daniel Defoe
"Great actions speak louder than words."Daniel Defoe
"A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser to-day than he was yesterday."Jonathan Swift
"These are the times that try men's souls."Jonathan Swift
"Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice."Jonathan Swift
"The greatest battles are fought within the human heart."Laurence Sterne
"A man who never made a mistake never tried anything new."Laurence Sterne
"To be brave is not to be without fear, but to act in spite of it."Laurence Sterne
"True courage is not the absence of fear, but wisdom in its presence."Ann Radcliffe
"Courage whispers where fear shouts loudest."Ann Radcliffe
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."Samuel Johnson
"He who makes no mistakes does not try new things."Samuel Johnson