Inspiration
The Importance of Courage in Your Life
What you need to be free and happy
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One of the noblest virtues we can possess in life is courage. What could we accomplish without it? When used for good, courage is a valued virtue (moral excellence) and a desirable attribute (a quality, character, or characteristic).
Courage as a virtue
Because of the frailty of a newborn, no one comes into this world with courage. But each of us is born with the potential to build it in our lives.
“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential.” Marguerite Annie Johnson a.k.a Maya Angelou (1928–2014)
There is no more important virtue than courage. It would be impossible to maintain any other virtue without it. Kindness, generosity, honesty, forgiveness, selflessness, and all other virtues depend and rest on courage.
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” C. S. Lewis (1989–1963)
Building a life on courage
As we mature, the amount of courage we possess defines us. With much courage, we expand our life, abilities…
