Courage Quotes

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

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"A soldier's courage is tested not in moments of comfort, but in the crucible of adversity."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The same refinements which characterize a civil and enlightened people are the causes of the decay of courage."
Pliny the Elder
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather an assessment that something else is more important."
Pliny the Elder
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"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step of faith."
Pliny the Elder
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles."
Cato the Younger
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"Cowards die many times before their deaths."
Cato the Younger
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"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others."
Cato the Younger
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important."
Livy
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"To dare is to do."
Livy
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"Courage is knowing your fear and acting anyway."
Livy
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"It is not enough to know what is good; one must have the courage to do it"
Cato the Elder
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"Fortune favors the brave"
Cato the Elder
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it"
Cato the Elder
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"To dare is to do; to shrink is to fail."
Horace
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"He who fears death will never truly live."
Horace
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"To be brave is not to be unafraid; it is to act despite the fear."
Horace
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"A man who makes no mistakes does not try new things."
Pliny the Younger
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"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity."
Pliny the Younger
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"If you do not fail, you are not even trying."
Pliny the Younger
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"The greatest glory in living lies in getting up after we fall."
Pliny the Younger
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"Do what you feel in your heart to be right."
Pliny the Younger
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"In the face of adversity, character is forged."
Diocletian
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"Fortune favors the bold, but wisdom favors the prudent."
Constantine I
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Constantine I
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"The courageous face their fears; the wise understand them."
Constantine I
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"To live is to struggle; to struggle is to grow."
Septimius Severus
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"Victory belongs to those who endure."
Septimius Severus
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"Evil thrives in silence."
Septimius Severus
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"The pursuit of knowledge demands courage to challenge established beliefs."
Pliny the Elder