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
"One must never allow fear to dictate their actions."
Émilie du Châtelet
"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
P
"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
J
"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
"Growth requires both the security of what we know and the courage to explore what we do not."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"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
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the determination to pursue truth despite it."
Émilie du Châtelet
"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