Courage quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson in Courage category:

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"Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men, or they are no better than dreams."
"Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away."
"I am sure of this, that by going much alone a man will get more of a noble courage in thought and word than from all the wisdom that is in books."
"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs."
"Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons."
"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer."