It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. ― Nelson Mandela

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Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. ― Anne Frank

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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 overnight. Just one 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. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.

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One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

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Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful. - Mark Victor Hansen

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Without fear there cannot be courage. ― Christopher Paolini

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Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently. ―Maya Angelou

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Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. -Bruce Lee

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