Courage Quotes

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

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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in its presence."
Pliny the Elder
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"I would rather lose a battle and save my principles than win through compromise of virtue."
Cato the Younger
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"I have lived as a free man ought to live, bound only by conscience."
Cato the Younger
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"I would rather stand alone for what is right than sit with thousands who are wrong."
Cato the Younger
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"I would rather be remembered as a fool for my convictions than wise for my compromises."
Cato the Younger
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"In choosing between comfort and principle, I shall always choose principle."
Cato the Younger
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"A man who dies for his principles dies immortal."
Cato the Younger
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"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Cato the Younger
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"I shall not be moved by threats or seduced by promises."
Cato the Younger
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"Those who fear death have already begun to die."
Cato the Elder
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Cato the Elder
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"The spirit that doubts itself has already surrendered."
Cato the Elder
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"Those who abandon principle for comfort have lost everything of value."
Cato the Elder
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"A man who clings to power in old age cheats the young of their inheritance."
Diocletian
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"In the face of inevitability, grace is the only response."
Diocletian
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"The warrior who knows when to lay down his sword is truly brave."
Diocletian
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"A man who fears nothing is more dangerous than a man who fears something."
Hadrian
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Hadrian
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"Fortune favors those who seize it with both hands."
Septimius Severus
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"The warrior who questions his purpose is already defeated."
Septimius Severus
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"To trust is to risk; to risk nothing is to rule nothing."
Septimius Severus
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"The future is written by those bold enough to seize the pen."
Septimius Severus
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"The man who waits for the perfect moment will never act."
Septimius Severus
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"Stop whatever you're doing for a moment and ask yourself: Am I afraid of death because I haven't lived?"
Antoninus Pius
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"Nothing can happen to you that nature hasn't equipped you to handle."
Antoninus Pius
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to act despite it."
Constantine I
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"A man who fears his own thoughts will never lead his people to greatness."
Constantine I
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"The warrior's greatest victory is over his own weaknesses."
Cato the Elder
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"He who fears death will never do anything worth doing."
Cato the Younger
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"Better to stand alone with integrity than to kneel with the crowd."
Cato the Younger