Courage Quotes

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

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"A man of true courage is one who conquers himself."
Confucius
"Those who understand the heavens need never fear the unknowable."
Thales of Miletus
"To possess courage is to act rightly despite the presence of fear."
Thales of Miletus
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"Flee flattery as you would flee the bite of a serpent."
Pythagoras
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but mastery over it."
Pythagoras
"A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live."
Laozi
"The stable and the honorable state of life comes from the exercise of prudence."
Epicurus
"To show courage, one must first conquer fear."
Epicurus
"To overcome fear, one must first understand it."
Epicurus
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"Opposition is useful, and conflict generates growth."
Heraclitus
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"The measure of a person is not their words but their actions."
Heraclitus
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"The greatest battle is within oneself."
Heraclitus
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"Obstacles are not barriers but the path itself."
Heraclitus
"The coward dies a thousand deaths; the brave but one."
Thales of Miletus
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"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others."
Aristotle
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"To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it makes trouble for a time, it does not stop it anywhere."
Aristotle
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"Admit no impossibilities."
Pythagoras
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"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong, not the weak."
Pythagoras
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"The hero is one who faces his fears and grows from them."
Pythagoras
"To face pain with reason is to diminish its power over us."
Epicurus
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"To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage."
Confucius
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"The way of the superior man is threefold: virtuous, he is free from anxiety; wise, he is free from doubt; brave, he is free from fear."
Confucius
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"A man of true courage is not one who never fears, but one who does what is right despite his fear."
Confucius
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"A man must be willing to stand alone in pursuit of what is right."
Confucius
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"Humans are most awake in the moment of greatest struggle."
Heraclitus
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"In conflict resides the seed of growth."
Heraclitus
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"The greatest victory is over oneself."
Heraclitus
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"Courage is knowing what not to fear."
Plato
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"To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult."
Plato
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"Courage is a kind of salvation."
Plato