Courage is rarely reckless or foolish… courage usually involves a…

Courage is rarely reckless or foolish… courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced.

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Margaret Truman

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Courage is a poison, forever potent and always inflicting those who wish to carry it. - View Quote Details on Courage is a poison, forever potent and always inflicting those…
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Better than all the stalemate an’s and ifs. - View Quote Details on Courage is in the air in bracing whiffs
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Few things are more attractive than courage, cheerfulness and optimism. But they take on an extra dimension when you realize that they are not a lucky assembly of character traits, but the result of an act of will—a deliberate attempt to tackle an unkind destiny with strength of purpose and good humor. - View Quote Details on Few things are more attractive than courage, cheerfulness and optimism…
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. - View Quote Details on Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide…
‘Tis said that courage is common, but the immense esteem in which it is held proves it to be rare. Animal resistance, the instinct of the male animal when cornered, is no doubt common; but the pure article, courage with eyes, courage with conduct, self-possession at the cannon’s mouth, cheerfulness in lonely adherence to the right, is the endowment of elevated characters. - View Quote Details on ‘Tis said that courage is common, but the immense esteem…
Strength and courage aren’t always measured in medals and victories. They are measured in the struggles they overcome. The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose. - View Quote Details on Strength and courage aren’t always measured in medals and victories…
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. - View Quote Details on Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph…
Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you. - View Quote Details on Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only…
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. - View Quote Details on God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I…
If you’re gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough; when you get knocked down, you gotta get back up. - View Quote Details on If you’re gonna be dumb, then you gotta be tough;…