True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid...

True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid...

L. Frank Baum ↗

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Author or tradition: L. Frank Baum
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Fortune favours the brave.

Traditional · English / proverb

Meaning: Decisive action can create opportunities that hesitation misses. Courage may help someone benefit from an opening, though it cannot control luck or guarantee success.

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02Undated

You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.

L. Frank Baum / quote

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03Undated

All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.

L. Frank Baum / quote

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04Undated

He that's afraid of wounds must not come nigh a battle.

Traditional · English / proverb

Meaning: An undertaking with known hazards may require accepting some exposure to them. Battle and wounds make that point forcefully, without requiring someone to take an unreasonable risk or treating caution as cowardice.

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