Courage Quotes

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

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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy."
Pompey
"I would rather be feared than loved, for love fades but fear endures."
Caligula
"The only true failure is the failure to try."
Augustus
"The wound is the place where the Light enters you; do not flee from suffering."
Augustus
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Augustus
"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."
Tiberius
"The only true failure is the failure to act."
Tiberius
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"My enemies underestimated me because of my sex; that was their first mistake."
Cleopatra VII
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"I did not fear my enemies; I studied them."
Cleopatra VII
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"I did not question whether women could rule; I proved it with every decision."
Cleopatra VII
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"Where there is a will, there is a way."
Hannibal
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Hannibal
"The world is yours if you have the courage to take it."
Mark Antony
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Mark Antony
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"The weight of conscience is heavier than the weight of the sword."
Marcus Brutus
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"The path of duty is often the loneliest path."
Marcus Brutus
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"Every man must decide what is worth dying for."
Marcus Brutus
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"In the midst of chaos, find your purpose."
Scipio Africanus
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"The true test of courage is facing what you fear most."
Scipio Africanus
"Act well at the moment, and leave the rest to fate."
Augustus
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but triumph over it."
Augustus
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right."
Augustus
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Augustus
"The only true failure is the failure to try."
Augustus
"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."
Augustus
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
Augustus
"I would rather live a day as a lion than a lifetime as a sheep."
Augustus
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it."
Tarquin the Proud
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"Courage is the foundation upon which all virtue rests."
Tarquin the Proud
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"My throne was not given; it was claimed through intellect and audacity."
Cleopatra VII