Courage Quotes

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

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"The pursuit of truth requires courage and perseverance."
Giovanni Vico
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"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Hugo Grotius
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"Courage is contagious; when one person acts bravely, others follow."
Hugo Grotius
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"The voice of conscience is the voice of humanity speaking through the soul."
Johann Herder
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"The greatest discoveries are often made by those who question what others accept."
Johann Herder
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"The voice of dissent is the voice of conscience calling us to higher standards."
Johann Herder
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"A thinking woman is dangerous to those who prefer blind obedience."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The pursuit of truth requires courage to challenge established dogma."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Women have been taught to doubt their own judgment far too long."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Society's greatest fear is an educated and thinking woman."
Catharine Macaulay
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"An educated woman is a threat to those who profit from her ignorance."
Catharine Macaulay
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"History shows that those who question authority are called dangerous by it."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Jean Bodin
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"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
Friedrich Schiller
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"The truest courage is facing our own inner darkness."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but reason overcoming it."
Christian Wolff
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"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness."
Johann Goethe
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"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Johann Goethe
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Moses Mendelssohn
"Courage is demonstrated not in grand gestures but daily choices."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Courage is demonstrated not in grand gestures, but in the daily resistance to injustice."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The human spirit is capable of overcoming any obstacle."
Johann Herder
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"A single act of courage can inspire a thousand souls."
Johann Herder
"The examined life requires both courage and humility."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Security is found not in the absence of danger, but in the courage to face it."
Hugo Grotius
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"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Dare to know! That is the motto of enlightenment."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Only the daring deserve the fair."
Friedrich Schiller
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"We must dare to be great, or accept a life of mediocrity."
Friedrich Schiller
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"The character of a people is revealed not in their prosperity but in how they bear adversity."
Jean Bodin