Courage Quotes

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

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"Never deal with tyrants; they are cowards."
Baltasar Gracián
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"The greatest risk is taking no risks."
Baltasar Gracián
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"True courage consists in acting rightly despite your fears."
Baltasar Gracián
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"Do not consult your fears."
Baltasar Gracián
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"To overcome fear, you must face it."
Baltasar Gracián
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"Courage is the virtue that champions exhibit before crowds."
Francesco Petrarch
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Francesco Petrarch
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Juan Luis Vives
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"The courage to learn is greater than the courage to conquer."
Matteo Ricci
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"The courage to admit error is the beginning of true wisdom."
Matteo Ricci
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to act despite it, again and again."
Christine de Pizan
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"To acknowledge one's mistakes is to begin the path of genuine improvement."
Christine de Pizan
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"To defend the vulnerable is to defend civilization itself."
Christine de Pizan
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"The courage to question is the beginning of all learning."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"Adversity is the crucible in which character is forged."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"To face death with equanimity is to have truly lived."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"To advance in understanding requires the courage to admit ignorance."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"A person of principle is like an oak; they stand firm against all storms."
Baltasar Gracián
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"The truly brave are those who conquer their own flaws."
Baltasar Gracián
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"A life lived in fear is a life not fully lived."
Baltasar Gracián
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"The person who never failed never tried."
Baltasar Gracián
"Adversity reveals the true character that prosperity conceals."
Gerolamo Cardano
"The war within the self must be won before any external victory can be sustained."
Gerolamo Cardano
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"Silence is the virtue of fools."
Francis Bacon
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"A man that seeketh precise truth must not choose an easy, creeping way."
Francis Bacon
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"Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason."
Francis Bacon
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"Courage is required to challenge the accepted wisdom of centuries."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"Courage is the willingness to stand alone for what is right."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"I have learned that true innovation requires both courage and humility."
Johannes Gutenberg
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"Courage is acting despite fear."
Raphael Sanzio