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“Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes over night. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.”

“So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”

“Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody's looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, like standing alone when you're misunderstood.”

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.”

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

“Except a person be part coward, it is not a compliment to say he is brave.”

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that”

“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.”

“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change.”

“The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.”

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”

“Bravery is not the absence of fear but the forging ahead despite being afraid”

“Courage is not the absence of fear...”

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.”

“Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self.”

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”

“One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”

“When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'”

“It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”

“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.”

“You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”