True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.
True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.
The word 'courage,' one of my favorite words, the root or the etymology of that word is 'cour,' which means heart. I think true courage is actually following your heart and not getting or succumbing to what other people's definition of what your life should be. Live your life.
Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.