Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in life who does not every day surmount a fear.

I dip my pen in the blackest ink, because I'm not afraid of falling into my inkpot.

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. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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

The charm of the best courages is that they are inventions, inspirations, flashes of genius.