„I find that moral courage is the most valuable and most usually absent characteristic.“

— George S. Patton

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„Determination in a single instance is an expression of courage; if it becomes characteristic, a mental habit. But here we are referring not to physical courage but to courage to accept responsibility, courage in the face of a moral danger. This has often been called courage d'esprit, because it is created by the intellect. That, however, does not make it an act of the intellect: it is an act of temperament. Intelligence alone is not courage; we often see that the most intelligent people are irresolute. Since in the rush of events a man is governed by feelings rather than by thought, the intellect needs to arouse the quality of courage, which then supports and sustains it in action.Looked at in this way, the role of determination is to limit the agonies of doubt and the perils of hesitation when the motives for action are inadequate.“
— Carl von Clausewitz
„Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.“
— Brené Brown
„The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.“
— Coco Chanel
„Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.“
— Maya Angelou
„The most spiritual human beings, assuming they are the most courageous, also experience by far the most painful tragedies: but it is precisely for this reason that they honor life, because it brings against them its most formidable weapons.“
— Friedrich Nietzsche
„Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.“
— Maya Angelou
„We will meet; and there we may rehearse mostobscenely and courageously.Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream. Spoken by Bottom, Act I Sc. 2“
— William Shakespeare