There are two sorts of courage. One is the courage of facing the cannon. And the other is the courage of spiritual conviction.

Source: This quote is from “The real nature of man” by Swami Vivekananda, Delivered at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolors, London, June 21, 1896.

There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

Source: Ronald Wilson Reagan, California Gubernatorial Inauguration Speech (5 January 1967) Complete Quote: They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong. There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

There are all kinds of courage, said Dumbledore, smiling. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Source: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) by J.K. Rowling; The Man with Two Faces, page 221.

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The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.

The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.

Source: Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book II, 2.43.

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination.

Source: Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969); chapter: 29. Complete Quote: The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.