Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"Each letter is a soldier in the army against ignorance."Johannes Gutenberg
"Courage is not the absence of fear but the determination to act despite it."Thomas More
"He who fears he will suffer, already suffers from his fear."Michel de Montaigne
"I have never been ashamed of sensible things."Michel de Montaigne
"The shame lies in losing, not in fighting."Michel de Montaigne
"The man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, for he will be going out on a day he shouldn't."Diogenes Laërtius
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."Diogenes Laërtius
"Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks."Diogenes Laërtius
"The only real failure in life is the failure to try."Diogenes Laërtius
"Better a man who rises to peril with others than one who sits safe at home."Diogenes Laërtius
"Defend yourself; but do it in a way that does not require you to offend others."Hypatia
"Do not let the noise of others' opinions drown out your inner voice."Hypatia
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquest of it."Hypatia
"The greatest discoveries await those brave enough to question everything."Hypatia
"The wise man is indifferent to external fortune."Porphyry
"The path to enlightenment requires self-renunciation."Porphyry
"We must mortify the flesh to exalt the spirit."Porphyry
"The wise man fears not death but ignoble living."Porphyry
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."Strabo
"The courage of conviction shapes history."Strabo
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."Petronius
"Courage is not the absence of fear but the transformation of it into purpose."Diogenes Laërtius
"Man's life is warfare against the malice of demons."Desiderius Erasmus
"When I come before my God, I feel afraid of nothing."Desiderius Erasmus
"The best medicine for men who are afraid, little or much, is to go ahead and bite off more than he can chew."Desiderius Erasmus
"Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely mindful of our duty."Plutarch
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."Plutarch
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."Plutarch
"Audacity is the art of moving the pillars of the world."Plutarch
"Cowardice is the mother of cruelty."Michel de Montaigne