Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship, even death, or threat of death; while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, discouragement, or personal loss. The classical virtue of fortitude is also translated as "courage", but includes the aspects of perseverance and patience. In the Western tradition, notable thoughts on courage have come from philosophers Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and Kierkegaard, as well as Christian beliefs and texts. In the Hindu tradition, mythology has given many examples of bravery, valor, and courage, with examples of both physical and moral courage exemplified. In the Eastern tradition, the Chinese text Tao Te Ching offers a great deal of thoughts on courage, both physical and moral.

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Notable quotes

“The secrets of success are courage and be careful of all the people around you because treachery always comes from relatives and .not enemies.~~ March 8, 2025”
— Abdelnasser Abdelfattah
“It may often be noticed, the less virtuous people are, the more they shrink away from the slightest whiff of the odour of un-sanctity. The good are ever the most charitable, the pure are the most brave.”
— Dinah Craik, A Woman's Thoughts About Women (1858), Ch. 11.
“Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice.”
— Samuel Johnson, quoted in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, June 11, 1784 (1791).
“Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.”
— Eddie Rickenbacker, as quoted in Quote Unquote (1977) compiled by Lloyd Cory, p. 73.
“Bonus animus in mala re, dimidium est mali.”
— Courage in danger is half the battle.
“Be not cast down. If ye saw Him who is standing on the shore, holding out His arms to welcome you to land, ye would wade, not only through a sea of wrongs, but through hell itself to be with Him.”
— Samuel Rutherford, p. 253.

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Notable quotes

“The secrets of success are courage and be careful of all the people around you because treachery always comes from relatives and .not enemies.~~ March 8, 2025”
— Abdelnasser Abdelfattah
“It may often be noticed, the less virtuous people are, the more they shrink away from the slightest whiff of the odour of un-sanctity. The good are ever the most charitable, the pure are the most brave.”
— Dinah Craik, A Woman's Thoughts About Women (1858), Ch. 11.
“Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice.”
— Samuel Johnson, quoted in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, June 11, 1784 (1791).
“Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.”
— Eddie Rickenbacker, as quoted in Quote Unquote (1977) compiled by Lloyd Cory, p. 73.
“Bonus animus in mala re, dimidium est mali.”
— Courage in danger is half the battle.
“Be not cast down. If ye saw Him who is standing on the shore, holding out His arms to welcome you to land, ye would wade, not only through a sea of wrongs, but through hell itself to be with Him.”
— Samuel Rutherford, p. 253.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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Overview

Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship, even death, or threat of death; while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, discouragement, or personal loss. The classical virtue of fortitude is also translated as "courage", but includes the aspects of perseverance and patience. In the Western tradition, notable thoughts on courage have come from philosophers Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and Kierkegaard, as well as Christian beliefs and texts. In the Hindu tradition, mythology has given many examples of bravery, valor, and courage, with examples of both physical and moral courage exemplified. In the Eastern tradition, the Chinese text Tao Te Ching offers a great deal of thoughts on courage, both physical and moral.

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Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle.

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