Consider the Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) - A Profile in Courage...

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. Aristotle

Courage is knowing what not to fear. Plato

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bravery is not a quality of the body. It is of the soul. Mahatma Gandhi

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T.S. Eliot

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. Thucydides

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Nelson Mandela

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the conquest of it. William Danforth

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. William Faulkner

Courage is not the absence of fear or despair; it is the capacity to continue on despite them, no matter how great or overwhelming they become. Robert Fanney

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. G.E. Woodberry

Cowards die many times before their death. William Shakespeare

It is easy to be brave from a distance. Aesop

What cannot be cured must be endured. Edmund Spenser

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason. Alfred North Whitehead

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause. Plutarch

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained. Marie Curie

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. E.E. Cummings

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. Maya Angelou

True devotion is motivated by love alone. Rick Hocker

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself. Henry Miller

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity. Horace
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