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Quotes about Courage — 17 Timeless Lines

17 quotes about courage, arranged the way they appear in Quote 2048: from the lightest line on the 2 tile to the crown quote on the 2048 tile, and on to 131072 in the app.

All quotes come from public-domain works or traditional proverbs; attributions were checked against their sources.

1. 2

   Enter the tiger's den to catch the tiger

   — Proverb

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2. 4

   You can't learn without diving in

   — Proverb

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3. 8

   Fear is a feeling, courage a choice

   — Traditional

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4. 16

   Even cowards talk big

   — Proverb

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5. 32

   Advance as much as you fear

   — Traditional

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6. 64

   Seek death and live; seek life and die

   — Yi Sun-sin

   Original · Classical Chinese必死則生，必生則死

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7. 128

   Nothing ventured, nothing gained

   — Traditional

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8. 256

   Cowards die many times before their deaths

   — Shakespeare

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9. 512

   Do not yield to evils; be bolder still

   — Virgil

   Original · LatinTu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito

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10. 1024

    The bravest see the danger and go on

    — Thucydides

    Original · Ancient Greekκράτιστοι δ' ἂν τὴν ψυχὴν δικαίως κριθεῖεν οἱ τά τε δεινὰ καὶ ἡδέα σαφέστατα γιγνώσκοντες καὶ διὰ ταῦτα μὴ ἀποτρεπόμενοι ἐκ τῶν κινδύνων

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11. 2048👑 Crown quote

    I still have twelve ships

    — Yi Sun-sin

    Original · Classical Chinese今臣戰船尚有十二

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13. 4096

    Fire tests gold; adversity tests the brave

    — Seneca

    Original · LatinIgnis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros.

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14. 8192

    I am not afraid; I was born to do this

    — Joan of Arc

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15. 16384

    Courage is the mean between fear and confidence

    — Aristotle

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16. 32768

    If I am upright, I face ten thousand

    — Mencius

    Original · Classical Chinese自反而縮，雖千萬人，吾往矣

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17. 65536

    What does not kill me makes me stronger

    — Nietzsche

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18. 131072

    Come back with your shield — or on it

    — Spartan saying

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