Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

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

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

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a read more

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not read more

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.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace,
the best of circumstances.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace,
the best of circumstances.

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the read more

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.

He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.

He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.

Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you read more

Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you believe in free speech? Then speak freely. Do you love the truth? Then tell it. Do you believe in an open society? Then act in the open. Do you believe in a decent and humane society? Then behave decently and humanely. -Adam Michnik.