Courage Quotes

Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.

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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Nikolai Gogol
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"Truth requires courage because falsehood is always easier."
Boris Pasternak
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"To live authentically requires the courage to disappoint others."
Boris Pasternak
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"A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the army of his enemies."
Maxim Gorky
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"Courage is fear that has said its prayers."
Maxim Gorky
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"A man must have the courage of his convictions."
Ivan Turgenev
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Ivan Turgenev
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"Every moment of hesitation is a moment of defeat."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"A man must face his fears to find his strength."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but defiance in its presence."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"Only those who attempt absurdly are able to achieve the impossible."
Anton Chekhov
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"Suffering is a great school, yet none wish to attend."
Anton Chekhov
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"Simplicity, goodness, and naiveté—these are the qualities that suit heroes."
Anton Chekhov
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"When life has become unbearable, one takes flight from it."
Anton Chekhov
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"A brave man fears many things; a coward fears only one: being revealed."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but indifference to its presence."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Nikolai Gogol
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"I suddenly felt that I could do anything"
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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"A brave person is not one without fear, but one who acts despite it."
Maxim Gorky
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"Courage is not the absence of doubt, but action in spite of it."
Maxim Gorky
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Ivan Turgenev
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"Courage is found in ordinary people facing extraordinary trials."
Ivan Turgenev
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"A poet must be brave to speak truth to power."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"The truest courage is found in admitting one's fears."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Aleksandr Pushkin
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the contempt for it."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"The greatest enemy of mankind is not evil but indifference."
Nikolai Gogol
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Nikolai Gogol
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"Courage is grace under pressure."
Anton Chekhov
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"Fear is nature's way of saying you're about to do something important."
Anton Chekhov