Courage

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How few there are who have courage enough to own their Faults, or resolution enough to mend them!

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic

Self-awareness Self-improvement Personal growth Courage

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

Source

Poor Richard's Almanack

Medium

Almanac

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1743 1740s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1743.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1743." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

No, we will not die like dogs, we will fight like lions because we are the three amigos!

Three Amigos!

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Topic

Courage Facing one's fears Willingness to fight

Speaker

Dusty Bottoms

Actor

Chevy Chase

Source

Three Amigos!

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Western (film) Comedy Western

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Three Amigos. Directed by John Landis, Orion Pictures, 1986.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because as has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Winston Churchill

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Courage

Author

Winston Churchill

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Unlucky Alfonso." Collier’s, 27 June 1931.

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Topic

Taking risks Courage Success Failure

Speaker

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

The Strenuous Life (speech) Speeches of Theodore Roosevelt

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1899 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The Strenuous Life." Hamilton Club of Chicago meeting. 10 Apr. 1899, Chicago, IL, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The Strenuous Life." Selected Speeches and Writings of Theodore Roosevelt, edited by Gordon Hutner. Vintage, 2014.

Even if strength fail, boldness at least will
Deserve praise: in great endeavors even to have
Had the will is enough.

Propertius

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Topic

Taking risks Courage

Author

Propertius

Source

Elegies

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

15 BC 10s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Propertius. ἐλεγείᾱ [Elegies]. c. 40 BC, bk. 2, no. 10.

Current Citation

Propertius. Elegies, translated by G. P. Goold. Harvard University Press, 1990, bk. 2, no. 10.

For courage mounteth with occasion.

William Shakespeare

The Life and Death of King John

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Courage

Speaker

Austria

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Life and Death of King John

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Life and Death of King John." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, 1623, act 2, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "King John." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 1.

The better part of valor is discretion.

William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 1

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Topic

Tact and discretion Courage

Speaker

Falstaff

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Henry IV, Part 1

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1597 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 1. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1597, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The First Part of Henry the Fourth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 2.

Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace,
The soul that knows it not, knows no release
From little things.

Amelia Earhart

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Courage

Author

Amelia Earhart

Source

Courage

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Earhart, Amelia. Quoted in "Courage." Who is Amelia Earhart?, written by Marion Perkins. Survey Graphic, 1 July 1928.

Refuse to be an accomplice.

Simone Weil

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Topic

Political courage Standing up for what's right Courage Politics

Author

Simone Weil

Source

Journals of Simone Weil

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

French

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Weil, Simone. Personal notebook entry. c 1933.

But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

Pericles

Quoted in Funeral Oration, by Thucydides

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Topic

Bravery Courage Taking risks Going for it

Speaker

Pericles

Author

Thucydides

Source

Funeral Oration History of the Peloponnesian War

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

430 BC 430s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Thucydides. The History of the Peloponnesian War. c. 431 BC, bk. 2.

Current Citation

Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War, translated by Martin Hammond. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2.

Friend, there's nobody up there shooting back at you. It isn't always being fast or even accurate that counts. It's being willing. I found out early that most men, regardless of cause or need, aren't willing. They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull a trigger. I won't.

The Shootist

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Topic

Courage Facing one's fears Buckling under pressure Pressure

Speaker

J.B. Books

Actor

John Wayne

Source

The Shootist

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Shootist. Directed by Don Siegel, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica/Dino de Laurentiis Company, 1976.

As in religion, so in politics, it is faith, and not despondency, that overcomes mountains and scales the heavens.

William Seward

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Topic

Overcoming obstacles Faith Courage

Author

William Seward

Source

Speech on Election Eve, 1863

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1863 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Seward, William. Speech on election eve. c. 1863, Washington, DC, USA.

Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.

Raymond Chandler

The Simple Art of Murder

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Courage

Author

Raymond Chandler

Source

The Simple Art of Murder

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Chandler, Raymond. "The Simple Art of Murder." Atlantic Monthly, Dec. 1944.

You don't know about real loss 'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much.

Good Will Hunting

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Topic

Vulnerability Taking risks Courage Relationships

Speaker

Sean

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Good Will Hunting

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological drama (film) Drama (film) Psychological drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Good Will Hunting. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Be Gentlemen, 1997.

To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Standing up for what's right Courage Cowardice Protest Politics

Author

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Source

Poems of Problems

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1914 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. "Protest." Poems of Problems. W. B. Conkey Company, 1914.

Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence.

Robert F. Kennedy

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Topic

Moral courage Courage

Speaker

Robert F. Kennedy

Source

Day of Affirmation Address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Kennedy, Robert F. "Day of Affirmation." National Union of South African Students meeting. 6 June 1966, Jameson Hall, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa.

Faint heart never won fair lady!
Nothing venture, nothing win-
Blood is thick, but water's thin-
In for a penny, in for a pound-
It's Love that makes the world go round!

W.S. Gilbert

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Topic

Shoot your shot Courage Love

Author

W.S. Gilbert

Source

Iolanthe

Medium

Opera

Genre

Comedy

Language

English

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gilbert, William Schwenck. Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri. Composed by Arthur Sullivan. 1882, Savoy Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2.

Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure.

Charlie Kaufman

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Topic

Failure Courage Taking risks

Speaker

Charlie Kaufman

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Kaufman, Charlie. "Screenwriters' Lecture: Charlie Kaufman." Screenwriters' Lecture Series. 30 Sept. 2011, British Film Institute, London, England, UK.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Andre Gide

The Counterfeiters

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Topic

Taking risks Courage Discovery

Speaker

Edouard

Author

Andre Gide

Source

The Counterfeiters

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

French

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Gide, Andre. Les Faux-monnayeurs [The Counterfeiters]. Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1925, pt. 3, ch. 15.

Current Citation

Gide, Andre. The Counterfeiters, translated by Dorothy Bussy. Penguin Books, 1990, pt. 3, ch. 15.

I thought you were incredibly brave. And I mean that in strictly the most clinical and professional sense possible, with no emotional, intimate, sexual, or any other undertones that you could possibly infer.

Step Brothers

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Topic

Courage Setting boundaries

Speaker

Denise

Actor

Andrea Savage

Source

Step Brothers

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Step Brothers. Directed by Adam McKay, Columbia Pictures/Relativity Media/The Apatow Company/Mosaic Media Group/Gary Sanchez Productions, 2008.