Courage is not the absence of ...

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

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Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
 William Tecumseh Sherman
Bravery is fearlessness-the absence of fear. The merest dolt may be brave because he lacks the mentality to appreciate his danger.
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
“Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man, but soon or late the one who wins is the one who thinks he can!”
 Walter D. Wintle

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Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.