Courage Quotes

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

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"To write history faithfully is to risk the displeasure of the powerful."
Livy
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action taken despite it."
Pliny the Younger
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"To conquer fear is to unlock the door to possibility."
Pliny the Younger
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"He who fears death will never truly live."
Suetonius
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"Great deeds often spring from great folly."
Suetonius
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"True courage is the willingness to stand alone against the crowd."
Suetonius
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it through reason and will."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The advancement of human knowledge requires the courage to challenge what is accepted."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise."
Tacitus
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"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly."
Tacitus
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"The act of being conscious is in itself a form of rebellion."
Tacitus
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"Silence is sometimes the loudest form of rebellion."
Tacitus
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"To speak truth to power is to speak at great personal cost."
Tacitus
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"A man who fears death has not yet learned to live."
Tacitus
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Martial
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"Courage is choosing right over easy."
Martial
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"The best method of defending oneself is to attack one's enemies."
Pliny the Elder
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."
Pliny the Elder
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"Fortune favors the bold, but so does preparation."
Livy
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but its mastery."
Livy
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"Cowards die many times before their deaths."
Suetonius
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"Fortune favors the bold."
Suetonius
S
"Do what you cannot do."
Suetonius
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"Courage grows more mighty than fear when confronted."
Horace
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"Who could bear to be free if he has not the courage to bear freedom."
Horace
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"A person who fears nothing can conquer much."
Pliny the Younger
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it."
Pliny the Younger
P
"To speak truth in a world of lies is a revolutionary act."
Pliny the Younger
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"In adversity, we discover who we truly are."
Tacitus
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"The courage to speak truth in times of falsehood is a rare virtue."
Tacitus