Courage Quotes

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

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"The only real failure is the failure to try."
Homer
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"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis"
Dante Alighieri
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"A person reveals themselves in moments of crisis"
Dante Alighieri
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"The greatest strength is the ability to love despite fear"
Dante Alighieri
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Pickering Edward
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"Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway."
Pickering Edward
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"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear."
Pickering Edward
"Fortune favors the bold and punishes the cowardly."
Geoffrey Chaucer
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Geoffrey Chaucer
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but mastery over it."
Ovid
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"Courage is found not in the absence of doubt, but in action despite it."
Ovid
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"Courage is required to challenge existing assumptions in science."
Henrietta Leavitt
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"In pursuing truth, we must sometimes challenge the assumptions of authority."
Henrietta Leavitt
"Courage is required to pursue science when the world doubts your abilities."
Annie Jump Cannon
"I have never doubted that women belong in science."
Annie Jump Cannon
"The pursuit of truth requires courage and unwavering commitment."
Annie Jump Cannon
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"We descend not from fear-ridden ancestors, but from those who took risks."
Virgil
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Virgil
"Let no man boast of his courage until tested."
Geoffrey Chaucer
"Courage is fear that says its prayers."
Geoffrey Chaucer
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"Swift-footed Achilles chased the Trojans round the walls of Troy."
Homer
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"Fate may guide our steps, but courage determines our stride."
Homer
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"The brave face death knowing they have truly lived."
Homer
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"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis."
Dante Alighieri
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"The noble soul has reverence and shame."
Dante Alighieri
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"Fear is the prison of the heart."
Dante Alighieri
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"The hero is not the one who never falls, but the one who rises again."
Dante Alighieri
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but friendship with it."
Pickering Edward
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of fear."
Ovid
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"Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid."
Ovid