Courage

From The Best of Success, compiled by Wynn Davis:

Courage

Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared, and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. From this knowledge comes an inner strength that subconsciously inspires us to push on in the face of great difficulty. What can seem impossible is often possible, with courage.

"Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared."
   -  Eddie Rickenbacher

"If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.'"
   -  Ann Landers

"Little minds attain and are subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them."
   -  Washington Irving