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“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom” - 1995

“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.” William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar” - 1623

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom” - 1995

“We can't be brave without fear.” Muhammad Ali, “The Soul of a Butterfly” - 2004

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” J. K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone” - 1997

“Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of a competence.” Eleanor Roosevelt, “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt” - 1961

“The rest of it—and perhaps the best of it—is a permission slip: you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” Stephen King, “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” - 2000

“Courage is found in unlikely places” J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Fellowship of the Ring” - 1954

“There’s no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.” George R. R. Martin, “A Clash of Kings” - 1999

“In a false quarrel there is no true valour.” William Shakespeare, “Much Ado About Nothing” - 1600

“O, that's a brave man! He writes brave verses, speaks brave words, swears brave oaths, and breaks them bravely, quite traverse, athwart the heart of his lover;” William Shakespeare, “As You Like It” - 1623

“When valour preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with.” William Shakespeare, “Antony and Cleopatra” - 1623

“We'll bury him; and then, what's brave, what's noble, let's do it after the high Roman fashion, and make death proud to take us.” William Shakespeare, “Antony and Cleopatra” - 1623

“Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.” William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure” - 1623

“That which in mean men we entitle patience is pale cold cowardice in noble breasts.” William Shakespeare, “Richard II” - 1595

“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice” - 28 January 1813

“Yield not thy neck to fortune's yoke, but let thy dauntless mind still ride in triumph over all mischance.” William Shakespeare, “Henry VI, Part 3” - 1595

“So cowards fight when they can fly no further; so doves do peck the falcon's piercing talons; so desperate thieves, all hopeless of their lives, breathe out invectives 'gainst the officers.” William Shakespeare, “Henry VI, Part 3” - 1595

“The trust I have is in mine innocence, and therefore am I bold and resolute.” William Shakespeare, “Henry VI, Part 2” - 1594

“Books! And cleverness! There are more important things — friendship and bravery and — oh Harry — be careful!” J. K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone” - 1997

“People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.” George Eliot, “Middlemarch” - 1872

“There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.” L. Frank Baum, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” - 1900

“I shall really be very unhappy unless you give me the sort of courage that makes one forget he is afraid.” L. Frank Baum, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” - 1900

“Let us gather together in the great cities, and light huge bonfires of a million gas-jets, and shout and sing together, and feel brave.” Jerome K. Jerome, “Three Men in a Boat” - 1889

“Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude.” Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes” - 1912

“Yet each man kills the thing he loves, By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword!” Oscar Wilde, “Ballad of Reading Gaol” - 1898

“Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid? . . . That is the only time a man can be brave” George R. R. Martin, “A Game of Thrones” - 1996

“To try to be brave is to be brave.” George MacDonald, “At the Back of the North Wind” - 1871

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