Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"Clear thinking requires the courage to face uncomfortable truths about ourselves and our world."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"A life devoted to avoiding suffering is a life devoted to avoiding growth."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"A life of integrity requires that we be willing to suffer for what we believe."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the action despite it."Davidson, Donald
"In the darkest moments, wisdom whispers what courage must do."Wisdom, John
"Courage is doing what must be done when fear screams loudest."Wisdom, John
"True courage sounds quiet; it is bravado that roars."Wisdom, John
"We should embrace our mortality rather than deny it."Dennett, Daniel
"Courage without wisdom leads not to virtue but to recklessness."Foot, Philippa
"To know oneself requires courage and honesty."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"We are responsible not only for what we do, but for what we fail to do."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"We cannot live well by following the crowd; we must think for ourselves."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"We are responsible to speak the truth, even when it is difficult."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to act despite its presence."Wisdom, John
"The most courageous act is often the simple decision to be yourself."Wisdom, John
"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric."Moore, George Edward
"In the end, we only regret the chances we did not take."Moore, George Edward
"Courage is the virtue on which all other virtues depend."Moore, George Edward
"The virtue of courage is not the absence of fear, but right action in its presence."Foot, Philippa
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in the face of it."Austin, John Langshaw
"Political action requires courage."Arendt, Hannah
"Under conditions of tyranny, it is far more important to act than to think."Arendt, Hannah
"Only where there is freedom can there be courage."Arendt, Hannah
"We must have the courage to judge without the certainty of judgment."Arendt, Hannah
"Action reveals character in ways that words alone cannot."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"To live well requires courage, not merely in facing dangers but in living truthfully."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"To act well is to act with integrity, which requires knowing who we are."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric."Russell, Bertrand
"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise."Russell, Bertrand