Courage Quotes

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

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"The art of war is ultimately the art of decision made despite insufficient information."
Alfred von Schlieffen
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"The soldier's greatest enemy is not the foe across the field but the doubt within his own heart."
Alfred von Schlieffen
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"The courage to make unpopular decisions separates the great commander from the merely competent."
Alfred von Schlieffen
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"To achieve greatness, one must be willing to stand alone against the tide of conventional wisdom."
Alfred von Schlieffen
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"Publish and be damned."
Arthur Wellesley
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"The time is come when I must play my last stake."
Arthur Wellesley
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"One may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb."
Arthur Wellesley
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"A man must have the courage of his convictions."
Arthur Wellesley
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"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the triumph over fear."
Arthur Wellesley
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite fear."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"Glory is the daughter of boldness."
Napoléon III
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"The world belongs to those who dare to take it."
Napoléon III
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"The heart of a true soldier is his dedication to a cause greater than himself."
Napoléon III
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"The man who never fails is the man who never tried."
Napoléon III
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"Fear is conquered not by running from danger, but by facing it squarely."
Robert E. Lee
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"In the midst of chaos, maintain your dignity and principles."
Robert E. Lee
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"Courage is the willingness to act despite uncertainty."
Robert E. Lee
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"Courage is a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"True courage is cool and calm."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"A soldier must possess both intellect and courage."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"I respect the man who stands by his convictions."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"I never take counsel of my fears."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"I have no fear of what I have said and done."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"Desperate affairs require desperate remedies."
Horatio Nelson
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"I am of opinion the boldest measures are the safest."
Horatio Nelson
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"If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting."
Horatio Nelson
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"I was a coward once but I was cured of it."
Horatio Nelson
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"Let it never be said that in a moment of crisis I failed to do my duty."
Horatio Nelson
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"Audacity sometimes wins the day."
Horatio Nelson
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"True courage is performing one's duty despite great fear."
Robert E. Lee