Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"A woman may be made a fool of if she is not on her guard against the designs of the other sex."Frances Burney
"The moment we feel hurt, we are more cautious in our conduct."Frances Burney
"I would rather be distinguished by one act of true courage than by many of mere courtesy."Frances Burney
"To face our fears is the first step toward true courage."Frances Burney
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."Henry Fielding
"Courage grows stronger with each act of brave defiance."Henry Fielding
"I wish my sex would cherish a nobler ambition and by one concentrating effort of virtue and reason obtain that respectability which mere accomplishments can never give."Mary Wollstonecraft
"A being who hates to submit has naturally some quality of greatness."Mary Wollstonecraft
"Wise women will not submit tamely to unjust laws."Mary Wollstonecraft
"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave."Daniel Defoe
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in its presence."Daniel Defoe
"The world rewards those who dare greatly."Daniel Defoe
"Fortune favors the bold and the determined."Eliza Haywood
"Courage is found in the hearts of the most gentle."Eliza Haywood
"He was a bold man that first ate an oyster."Jonathan Swift
"Fortune and love befriend the bold."Aphra Behn
"I value myself on an equality with the greatest of men."Aphra Behn
"I am a writer, therefore I am not a respectable woman."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"I am my own creation."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"The greatest courage is to be yourself."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"Fortune favors those who possess the courage to question their circumstances."Eliza Haywood
"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome."Samuel Johnson
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."Samuel Johnson
"Shame is a prison that locks up life; confidence unlocks it."Samuel Johnson
"Those who abandon courage abandon themselves."Samuel Johnson
"To defy Power which seems omnipotent is the only way."Percy Bysshe Shelley
"A woman who writes must be prepared to defend her thoughts with her own voice."Aphra Behn
"I will not cease from Mental Fight, nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand."William Blake
"The weak in courage is strong in cunning."William Blake
"Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley