Courage

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Oh how am I to face the odds
Of man's bedevilment and God's?
I, a stranger and afraid
In a world I never made.

A.E. Housman

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Topic

Alienation Courage The human condition

Author

A.E. Housman

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Housman, Alfred Edward. Last Poems. Henry Holt & Company, 1922, no. 12.

Current Citation

Housman, Alfred Edward. "Last Poems." A Shropshire Lad and Other Poems, edited by Archie Burnett. Penguin Classics, 2010, no. 12.

Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in a bed.

Charles Lindbergh

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Topic

Taking risks Risk Courage Adventure

Author

Charles Lindbergh

Source

Journals of Charles Lindburgh

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Lindbergh, Charles. Journal entry. 26 Aug. 1938.

Our doubts are traitors
And makes us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt.

William Shakespeare

Measure for Measure

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Topic

Taking risks Doubt and skepticism Fear Courage

Speaker

Lucio

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Measure for Measure

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Measure for Measure." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Measure for Measure." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 4.

Who has knowledge of what is to be dreaded and what is not—the man whom I call courageous?

Nicias

Quoted in Laches, by Plato

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Topic

Courage vs. fear Courage

Speaker

Nicias

Author

Plato

Source

Laches

Medium

Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

Statement Type

Definition

Language

Greek

Time

380 BC 380s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Nicias. Quoted in Λάχης [Laches], written by Plato. c. 348 BC, sect. 195d.

Current Citation

Nicias. Quoted in "Laches." Plato: Complete Works, edited by John M. Cooper and D. S. Hutchinson. Hackett Publishing, 1997, sect. 195d.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

2nd Timothy 1:7

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Topic

Courage

Source

2nd Timothy The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

67 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (2nd Timothy 1:7).

Creativity takes courage.

Henri Matisse

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Topic

Creativity Taking risks Courage

Speaker

Henri Matisse

Language

French

Time

20th century

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Citation

Matisse, Henri. Quoted in Artist to Artist: Inspiration & Advice from Artists Past & Present, written by Clint Brown. Jackson Creek Press, 1998.

Guts'll get you so far, then they'll get you killed.

Speed

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Topic

Recklessness Courage

Speaker

Harry

Actor

Jeff Daniels

Source

Speed

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Thriller (film) Action Thriller

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Speed. Directed by Jan De Bont, A Band Apart, 1994.

Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Topic

Taking action Fake it 'til you make it Courage Confidence Personal growth

Author

Eleanor Roosevelt

Source

Tomorrow is Now

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Roosevelt, Eleanor. Tomorrow is Now. Harper & Row, 1963.

You can flinch, you have fighting spirit!

Bloodsport

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Topic

Willingness to fight Courage

Speaker

Tanaka

Actor

Roy Chiao

Source

Bloodsport

Medium

Film

Genre

Martial arts (film) Action (film) Martial arts Action

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Bloodsport. Directed by Newt Arnold, Cannon Films, 1988.

You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you run away from danger, you have no courage. You're confusing courage with wisdom.

The Wizard of Oz

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Topic

Courage Cowardice

Speaker

The Wizard of Oz

Actor

Frank Morgan

Source

The Wizard of Oz

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Musical (film) Fantasy Musical

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

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Citation

The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

John Quincy Adams

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Topic

Overcoming obstacles Perseverance Courage Adversity

Author

John Quincy Adams

Source

An Oration, Delivered at Plymouth

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1802 1800s 19th century

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Citation

Adams, John Quincy. "An Oration, Delivered at Plymouth." University Commemoration of the First Landing of Our Ancestors At That Place. 22 Dec. 1802, Plymouth, MA, USA.

Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness.

Fred Rogers

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Topic

Understanding oneself Emotions Courage

Author

Fred Rogers

Source

The World According to Mister Rogers

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Rogers, Fred. The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember. Hachette Books, 2019, p. 15.

But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.

Viktor Frankl

Man's Search for Meaning

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Topic

Crying Courage Suffering

Author

Viktor Frankl

Source

Man's Search for Meaning

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

German

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Original Citation

Frankl, Victor. …trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen: Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager [Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy]. Verlag für Jugend und Volk, 1946.

Current Citation

Frankl, Victor. Man's Search for Meaning. Beacon Press, 2006.

Only the brave know how to forgive... A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

Laurence Sterne

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Topic

Courage Forgiveness

Author

Laurence Sterne

Language

English

Time

1760 1760s 18th century

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Citation

Sterne, Laurence. The Sermons of Mr. Yorick. Vol. 1, London: R. & J. Dodsley, 1760, no. 12.

You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it.

Václav Havel

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Topic

Political progress Political courage Progress Courage Politics

Author

Václav Havel

Source

To the Castle and Back

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

Czech

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Havel, Václav. To the Castle and Back. Vintage, 2007.

The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

Arthur C. Clarke

Also known as Clarke's Second Law

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Topic

Finding one's limits Pushing oneself Personal development Courage

Author

Arthur C. Clarke

Source

Profiles of the Future

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Clarke, Arthur C. "Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination." Profiles of the Future. Gollancz, 1962.

Listen, you promise me something, OK? Just if you’re ever in trouble, don’t true to be brave. You just run, OK? Just run away.

Forrest Gump

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Topic

Courage

Speaker

Jenny Curran

Actor

Robin Wright

Source

Forrest Gump

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Forrest Gump. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Tisch Company, 1994.

If a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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Topic

Martial courage Courage War

Author

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Source

Hagakure

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Language

Japanese

Time

1716 1710s 18th century

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Citation

Yamamoto, Tsunemomo. 葉隠 [Hagakure]. c. 1716.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

James Baldwin

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Topic

Fighting for justice Political courage Courage Progress Politics

Author

James Baldwin

Source

As Much Truth As One Can Bear The New York Times

Medium

Essay Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Baldwin, James. "As Much Truth As One Can Bear." The New York Times, 14 Jan. 1962.