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The Cowardly Lion, from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Cowardice is a trait wherein excessive fear prevents an individual from taking a risk or facing danger. [1] [2] It is the opposite of courage.
First book edition cover of The Red Badge of Courage (1895) The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 war novel by American author Stephen Crane. The novel was published on 3 October 1895. Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with ...
14. "The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow." ... What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads." — Erica ...
Sisu is extraordinary determination in the face of extreme adversity, and courage that is presented typically in situations where success is unlikely. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds, and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity; in other words, deciding on a course of action, and then adhering to it even if repeated failures ensue.
Thus in the Sôlar lioð 17 we read of Vêbogi and Râdey â sik þau trûðu, "in themselves they trusted". [35] Ernest Hemingway famously defined courage as "grace under pressure". [36] Winston Churchill stated, "Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others." [citation needed]
The comic book version is generally a variation on the formula of superheroes. As Suzana Flores describes it, a comic book antihero is "often psychologically damaged, simultaneously depicted as superior due to his superhuman abilities and inferior due to his impetuousness, irrationality, or lack of thoughtful evaluation."
The title of the book is taken from the 1910 speech Citizenship in a Republic by Theodore Roosevelt, in which he stated, "who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly."
Courage: Eight Portraits is a non-fiction book by former British prime minister Gordon Brown. Published in 2007 , it comprises short biographical accounts of the lives of eight notable individuals, drawn together as an exploration of the concept of courage .