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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.Mark Twain · Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar (Pudd'nhead Wilson, 1894)
A collection of wisdom
Courage, one step at a time
Courage can be quiet: making an attempt, holding a boundary, or returning after a mistake. This collection brings together different voices on acting while fear is still present. Begin with the distinction between courage and fearlessness, then explore doubt, integrity, resilience, and persistence. You do not need to agree with every voice. Save the thought that fits your situation and share the collection with someone who could use encouragement.
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Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.William Shakespeare · Measure for Measure, Act 1, Scene 4
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Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what we would be capable of doing before all the world.François de La Rochefoucauld · Maxims
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There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.Jane Austen · Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 31
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Fire tests gold; adversity tests the brave.Seneca · On Providence 5.10
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If you venture in pursuit of honor, do not settle for anything less than the stars.Al-Mutanabbi · Diwan al-Mutanabbi
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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.Ralph Waldo Emerson · Self-Reliance (Essays: First Series)
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Fall down seven times, rise up eight.Japanese proverb (nanakorobi yaoki)
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If you shut your door to all errors, truth will be shut out.Rabindranath Tagore · Stray Birds, 130
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Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.Samuel Johnson · The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
What wisdom would you share?
Keep the words that stay with you. Return to your favorites and collect them into something worth sharing.
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