C.S. Lewis (1898 - 1963)

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. C.S. Lewis

J. K. Rowling

It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies; but a great deal more to stand up to your friends. J.K. Rowling (Albus Dumbledore)

Rollo May (1909 - 1994)

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
Rollo May

Annie Dillard

You can't test courage cautiously.
Annie Dillard

Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
Mark Twain