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How does Courage connect to the bigger picture? Ralph Waldo Emerson understood these relationships deeply. This collection shows you how they integrated Courage into their broader philosophy, with each quote fully sourced. Use it to build coherent mental models rather than collecting isolated ideas. When you need Ralph Waldo Emerson's systematic thinking on Courage, start here.
"Self-trust is the essence of heroism."
"Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far."
"Whatever you do, you need courage."
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles."
"To be great is to be misunderstood."
"The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."
"Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist."
"The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men."
"He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life."
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
"Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain."
"Always do what you are afraid to do."
"Do that which you fear to do, and the death of fear is certain."
"God will not have his work made manifest by cowards."
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