Courage Quotes

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

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"The catalog of stars is an act of defiance against oblivion."
Hipparchus
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"In the cold vacuum of space, human determination burns brightest."
Hipparchus
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"Our greatest enemy is not the foreigner, but our own indifference to excellence."
Pericles
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"Every obstacle is an opportunity to prove one's character."
Pericles
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"A physician who relies only on authority is no physician at all."
Galen
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"Those who fear making mistakes will make the greatest ones."
Galen
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"Progress in medicine comes from questioning established dogma."
Galen
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"Doubt and questioning are signs of a rigorous mind."
Galen
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"To challenge what all believe is to kindle the torch of progress."
Aristarchus
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"A truth too uncomfortable to accept remains truth nonetheless."
Aristarchus
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"To measure the immeasurable is the privilege of the bold."
Aristarchus
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"To think differently is to risk being thought a fool; wisdom requires this risk."
Aristarchus
A
"To question authority is to honor truth; to accept without question is to dishonor it."
Aristarchus
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"To be the first to see requires the courage to stand alone in darkness."
Aristarchus
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"A man's character is revealed in times of adversity."
Xenophon
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"The greatest conquest is the conquest of self."
Xenophon
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"The sweetest victory is the conquest of fear."
Xenophon
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"Confidence is the first step to success."
Thucydides
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"Courage is the first of all human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others."
Thucydides
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"In the face of uncertainty, we must act with conviction."
Thucydides
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"The mind that doubts itself is already half defeated."
Thucydides
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"The physician's duty is to heal, comfort, and inspire hope."
Galen
G
"Medical progress requires the courage to question tradition."
Galen
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"Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks"
Herodotus
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"A coward dies a thousand times before his death"
Herodotus
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"A scholar who fears criticism has already ceased to be a scholar."
Eratosthenes
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"To admit uncertainty is not weakness; it is the foundation of all genuine inquiry."
Eratosthenes
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"The greatest error is not the calculation that proves wrong, but the calculation never attempted."
Eratosthenes
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"The patient must combat the disease along with the physician."
Hippocrates
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"The patient's role is active; he is not a passive recipient of treatment."
Hippocrates