Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"If I can inspire people with anything, it should be with the courage to be themselves."Kierkegaard, Søren
"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself."Kierkegaard, Søren
"True courage comes not from the absence of fear but from trust in providence."Berkeley, George
"The majority of men are more daunted by hardship than endowed with courage."Locke, John
"New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason than because they are not already common."Locke, John
"Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues."Locke, John
"Courage is the foundation of all virtue."Leibniz, Gottfried
"Sapere aude! Dare to know! This is the motto of enlightenment."Kant, Immanuel
"Truth requires the courage to speak what you believe to be true."Kant, Immanuel
"External circumstances cannot affect the tranquility of the truly wise."Spinoza, Baruch
"Courage is the strength to face inevitable death."Spinoza, Baruch
"The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision."Maimonides
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."Maimonides
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and imprisonment."Hume, David
"Constancy is the genius of patriotism."Hume, David
"Courage is the most respected of all virtues."Hume, David
"Fear is the absence of faith."Berkeley, George
"Despair is the only thing to despair about."Berkeley, George
"In adversity, we discover the true measure of our character."Berkeley, George
"When faced with a choice, do what you believe is right."Descartes, René
"Acts of courage are often simple choices to do what is right."Leibniz, Gottfried
"Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues."Locke, John
"The greatest jihad is the struggle against one's own soul."Al-Ghazali
"He who controls his anger is stronger than one who conquers a city."Al-Ghazali
"A man of true faith fears God, not man."Al-Ghazali
"Courage is the most important virtue, for it guarantees all the others."Avicenna
"The greatest enemies are those within ourselves."Avicenna
"Adversity is the soil in which character grows."Avicenna
"Sorrow and suffering refine the soul through trials."Maimonides
"The person who cannot control anger is no better than a beast."Maimonides