Courage Quotes

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

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"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
Hafiz
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"The greatest prison is self-doubt. The greatest freedom is self-belief."
Hafiz
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"The heart is a hunter. Let it hunt for truth, not for approval."
Hafiz
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"You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?"
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"Forget safety. Live where you fear to live."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"You are not a slave to your fear. You are the master of your courage."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"Courage is the willingness to face truth without fear."
Meister Eckhart
"The pursuit of truth requires courage and honesty."
Meister Eckhart
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"Do not fear to undertake the impossible with Him."
Teresa of Avila
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"The greatest act of courage is to love those who have hurt us."
Teresa of Avila
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"God did not say you will not be troubled, you will not be laboured, you will not be dis-eased; but God said you will not be overcome."
Julian of Norwich
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"Nothing is impossible with God, though all things are difficult with men."
Julian of Norwich
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"To surrender fear is to discover courage within."
Julian of Norwich
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"He who feels disgust readily sinks into despair when he perceives he has been deceived."
Spinoza
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"Shame is love converted to a belief in one's own inadequacy."
Spinoza
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but understanding what truly threatens us."
Spinoza
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"The virtues must be practiced in the midst of temptation, for it is not the absence of temptation that makes one virtuous."
John of the Cross
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"Every pain of the soul is an opportunity for spiritual growth."
John of the Cross
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"To be free from fear is to be free from all bondage."
John of the Cross
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"The soul must be refined by fire to shine like gold."
John of the Cross
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but the presence of faith."
John of the Cross
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"Forgiveness is a choice we make consciously, every single time we choose to make it."
Mother Teresa
"Break yourself open and let the goodness flow out."
Meister Eckhart
"Fear dissolves when you trust completely."
Meister Eckhart
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but faith despite it"
John of the Cross
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"Let us not be afraid of goodness or even tenderness."
Pope Francis
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Pope Francis
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"The only way out is through the heart."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"Forget safety. Live where you fear to live."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"Do not fear the darkness; it is in silence that God speaks most clearly."
Teresa of Avila