Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"A warrior of light is not afraid of anything."Hafiz
"In every trial, we discover the depths of our own courage."Charles Wesley
"The strength to continue comes from knowing that our struggles have meaning."Charles Wesley
"Fear is the wall between you and your potential."Ibn Arabi
"The warrior's greatest victory is over his own ego."Ibn Arabi
"Courage is grace under pressure, virtue in the face of fear."Ibn Arabi
"The more active the mind is, the more it is able to control and regulate the body's passions."Spinoza
"He did not say 'you will not be tempest-tossed, you will not be work-weary, you will not be discomforted.' But he said 'you will not be overcome.'"Julian of Norwich
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."Teresa of Avila
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite fear."Teresa of Avila
"True strength lies not in the absence of doubt, but in the courage to act despite it."Emanuel Swedenborg
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action taken in its presence."Emanuel Swedenborg
"The greatest act of courage is to surrender to God's will."John of the Cross
"Courage is trusting that God's plan is better than our own."John of the Cross
"You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?"Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"Forget safety. Live where you fear to live."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off."Hafiz
"What is destiny? It is the consequence of your choices meeting your courage."Hafiz
"The rose blooms without asking permission. Neither should you."Hafiz
"Hafiz says, 'Be fearless.' For fear is the greatest illusion."Hafiz
"The greatest courage is found in admitting our weaknesses."Teresa of Avila
"Every passion that arises from imagination can be overcome by reason."Spinoza
"Shame is the emotion of one who believes himself to be contemptible."Spinoza
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but acting despite it."Ibn Arabi
"He did not say 'Thou shalt not be troubled,' but 'Thou shalt not be overcome.'"Julian of Norwich
"The soul that knows it is loved by God shall fear nothing."Julian of Norwich
"A person should be so poor that he is not and has not a will wherein to accomplish the will of God."Meister Eckhart
"The path to perfection is the path of surrender."Meister Eckhart
"True courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."Meister Eckhart
"Perfect love casts out all fear and replaces it with trust."John of the Cross