“Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.”

“Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.”

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

“Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.”

“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.”

“Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.”

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

“Fear has its use, but cowardice has none.”

“Living with fear stops us taking risks, and if you don’t go out on the branch, you’re never going to get the best fruit.”

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

Underneath your fears lie great opportunities. Because when you start doing the things that scare you the most, tearing down the invisible barriers that separate you from the good life, you become the person you've always dreamed about in your mind: your ideal self. That means finding your courage is a life-changing decision.

NELSON MANDELA

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