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