Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"What a man can bewail he can master."Søren Kierkegaard
"It is the characteristic of a brave and resolute spirit to refuse to be ruffled by insult."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."August Strindberg
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."August Strindberg
"I believe that all suffering is a test of character; it makes you stronger."Selma Lagerlöf
"To live is to fight with trolls in the vaults of heart and brain."Henrik Ibsen
"A man should never wear his best trousers when he goes out to fight for freedom and truth."Henrik Ibsen
"Cowardice is the root of all immorality."Henrik Ibsen
"Great deeds are often born from small moments of courage."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"The smallest act of courage can transform the longest darkness."Hans Christian Andersen
"Courage is not absence of fear but action despite it."Hans Christian Andersen
"You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"We must not be afraid to speak the truth, no matter the cost."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"I am not one of those who left the land to the mercy of its enemies. Their flattery leaves me cold."Anna Akhmatova
"But in my chest there lived a different heart."Anna Akhmatova
"I have made my bed on the side of disaster."Anna Akhmatova
"I have danced on the edge of madness and found myself still sane."Anna Akhmatova
"I refuse to be small for anyone's convenience."Anna Akhmatova
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in the face of fear"Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Beware the voice that preaches conformity."Søren Kierkegaard
"Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?"Søren Kierkegaard
"The greatest danger lies in the tyranny of what is considered 'normal'."Søren Kierkegaard
"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily; not to dare is to lose oneself."Søren Kierkegaard
"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves."August Strindberg
"Every man is either a poet or a coward."August Strindberg
"I believe in living dangerously."August Strindberg
"We grow not through comfort, but through the challenges we courageously face."Selma Lagerlöf
"A man must be willing to die for what he believes in."Henrik Ibsen