Courage Quotes

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

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"The scientist must be both humble and bold."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"The greatest tragedy is not failure, but the refusal to even attempt the difficult."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"A naturalist's greatest strength lies in his willingness to admit ignorance and pursue understanding."
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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"To dismiss evidence because it contradicts comfortable beliefs is the death of science."
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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"The naturalist must be willing to stand alone if truth requires it, but never in mere stubbornness."
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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"The persistence of life against all odds is nature's greatest courage."
Hugo de Vries
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"The greatest courage is to admit what you do not know."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"Courage is needed to challenge accepted falsehoods."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"A man's first duty is to question the received wisdom of his time."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"The world needs more people who are willing to stand alone for what is right."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"The scientist must approach each discovery with reverence and rigor."
Richard Owen
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"Progress demands that we never stop questioning our predecessors."
Richard Owen
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"Courage grows with each act of bravery, however small."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"Effort is not futile; it inscribes itself upon the very substance of life."
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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"The environment does not kill; it challenges, and the creature responds or falls away."
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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"Dedication to truth requires sacrifice of comfort."
Jan Swammerdam
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"The pursuit of knowledge requires courage."
Jan Swammerdam
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"Every extinct species teaches us about the fragility and strength of life."
Georges Cuvier
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"The naturalist must be simultaneously humble and bold in pursuit of understanding."
Georges Cuvier
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"Courage is required to challenge accepted beliefs with evidence."
Marcello Malpighi
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"Truth waits for those brave enough to seek it."
Marcello Malpighi
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"Courage to investigate is the mark of a noble mind."
Marcello Malpighi
"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Robert Hooke
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Robert Hooke
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"The fear of error should not prevent the pursuit of understanding."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"In pursuing knowledge, one must possess both humility and courage equally."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"Courage is required to challenge established views with new evidence."
Carolus Linnaeus