Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed."Jonathan Swift
"A man should never be ashamed of not knowing, but never of asking."Jonathan Swift
"None of us know what we are capable of until we are tested."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them."Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"Passion unchecked by reason leads to ruin and despair."Eliza Haywood
"The courage to endure is greater than the courage to act."Christina Rossetti
"The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience, but how he stands at times of challenge and controversy."Samuel Johnson
"Mankind should not despise those who endure hardship with courage and dignity."Samuel Johnson
"There is no greater curse for mankind than the want of courage."Aphra Behn
"A brave spirit fears neither death nor ridicule."Aphra Behn
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."Aphra Behn
"I am not ashamed of my Opinions."William Blake
"If you have formed a circle to go into, go into it."William Blake
"Fear is the passion of slaves."Percy Bysshe Shelley
"The despot's threats, the captive's groans, do nothing but arouse our determination to be free."Percy Bysshe Shelley
"All that evil requires to flourish is the inaction of good people."Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquest of it."Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."Christina Rossetti
"Courage is the willingness to be vulnerable and authentic."Christina Rossetti
"Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die"Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"Tis better to have fought and lost than never to have fought at all"Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"But I would rather fight and lose than not to fight at all"Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"The son of God goes forth to war"Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"One who never turned his back but marched breast forward."Robert Browning
"Smiling with a high heart's high sigh; and to keep my countenance."Robert Browning
"I have loved the stars too fondly to fear the night."Knut Hamsun
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."Knut Hamsun
"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong."Knut Hamsun
"I am not afraid of my truth anymore, nor do I care who dislikes me for speaking it."Knut Hamsun
"Courage is to stand by what you believe in."Johan Christian Andersen