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 speaks boldly must be prepared to stand boldly."Honoré de Balzac
"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."Honoré de Balzac
"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones."Victor Hugo
"Be like the bird that, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her weight, and yet sings on, knowing that she hath wings."Victor Hugo
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."Victor Hugo
"Courage is often the result of fear properly managed."Gustave Flaubert
"All for one and one for all is not merely a phrase, but a way of living."Alexandre Dumas
"Every challenge is an opportunity to prove who we are and what we value."Alexandre Dumas
"Courage is not the absence of doubt but the decision to act despite it."Alexandre Dumas
"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."Mary Shelley
"Pursue me if you will, but know that I am ready."Mary Shelley
"Do not go gently into obscurity; fight for your vision."Émile Zola
"I have had a most wretched day"John Keats
"I would jump down Etna for any great public good"John Keats
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."Charles Dickens
"Without courage, all other virtues fade away."Charles Dickens
"A man without courage is not even a man."Honoré de Balzac
"The greatest act of courage is to admit your ignorance."Honoré de Balzac
"True courage is found in facing the ordinary challenges of daily life."Honoré de Balzac
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but triumph over it."William Wordsworth
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear."William Wordsworth
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear."Victor Hugo
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Courage is resistance to fear, not absence of fear."Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but endurance."Mary Shelley
"The future is written by those with courage to act."Mary Shelley
"True heroism is enduring when victory seems impossible."Mary Shelley
"A person who doubts before taking a step will stumble on level ground."Alexandre Dumas
"The world belongs to those who dare to claim it."Alexandre Dumas
"The only real failure is the failure to try."Alexandre Dumas