Courage is not the absence of ...

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

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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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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
It always seems impossible until it's done.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.