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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.

Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

I learned that moral courage is harder than physical courage.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.

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.