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For Patton, courage was not the absence of fear, but the management of it. He famously said, 'Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. ' He understood that everyone feels fear in the face of danger, but the hero is the one who performs his duty despite it. He teaches that courage is a habit built through the daily practice of doing what you are afraid to do, until the act of bravery becomes instinctive.
"Do not take counsel of your fears."
"Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men."
"You must be willing to take chances."
"Go forward until the last round is fired and the last drop of gas is expended... then go forward on foot!"
"Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."
"Cowardice is a disease and it must be checked before it becomes an epidemic."
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