The third gift is Courage. May you speak and act with confidence and use courage to follow your own path.

Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love.

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

Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is now needed for the future.

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

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

The greatest courage is to love, to reach beyond the self openly, to expand the very idea of self until it is too large to be named. All other courage is false courage. All else is hiding, a desire for protection.

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.

I’ve learned that to be courageous is to feel fear within, every step of the way. Courage does not take over, it fights and struggles through every word you say and every step you take. It’s a battle or a dance as to whether to let it pervade. It takes courage to overcome, but it takes extreme fear to be courageous.