Courage Quotes

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

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"Do not allow the opinions of others to limit your potential."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"One must never allow fear to dictate their actions."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"One must never allow past failures to dictate future possibilities."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"One must have the courage to propose what reason suggests, even if it contradicts tradition."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Courage grows stronger with each act of bravery."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Courage is the virtue that all other virtues presuppose."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"The mind liberated from fear achieves greatness."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Catherine de Medici
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Catherine de Medici
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Isabella d'Este
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"I am not afraid to stand alone in my convictions."
Isabella d'Este
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"Dare to know - that is the motto of enlightenment."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but triumph over it."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Courage is the foundation of all virtues."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Courage is the foundation of virtue."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Courage is the path to freedom."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Growth requires both the security of what we know and the courage to explore what we do not."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
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"Fear often masquerades as wisdom; true wisdom has no need of fear."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
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"Courage is found in the hearts of the learned."
Poliziano Angelo
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"Every challenge offers an opportunity to grow."
Poliziano Angelo
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"Courage grows when we face our deepest fears."
Poliziano Angelo
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the determination to pursue truth despite it."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"To be truly brave is to hold your convictions even when the world insists on its own truths."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"Courage is the strength to face one's own potential."
Pico della Mirandola
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"The future belongs to those with courage to imagine it."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Courage grows with each act of bravery."
Giambattista della Porta
"I have learned that destiny respects only those who respect themselves."
Catherine de Medici