“Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.”
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
Similar quotes
“A courageous person is one who faces fearful things as he ought and as reason directs for the sake of what is noble.”
“Courage is a kind of salvation. Courage is knowing what not to fear.”
“That is what marks out a warrior: the knowledge that willpower and courage are not the same thing. Courage can attract fear and adulation, but willpower requires patience and commitment.”
“The only religion that ought to be taught is the religion of fearlessness. Either in this world or in the world of religion, it is true that fear is the sure cause of degradation and sin. It is fear that brings misery, fear that brings death, fear that breeds evil. And what causes fear? Ignorance of our own nature.”
“A society that fears knowledge is a society that fears itself.”