Courage

cour·age /ˈkɜr ɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-/ [kur-ij, kuhr-]

–noun

1. the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.

Who, in their right mind, would face difficulty and pain without fear? By Webster’s standards, courage is equal to insanity.

I was once told by someone I highly respect that I am a courageous woman. I remember wondering what on earth he was thinking. Maybe Webster, and I, need to check our definition of the word…

Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow.
-Dorothy Thompson

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
-Winston Churchill