Charles Peguy Quotes

There is nothing in this world that I fear to say.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.

Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

I feel the weight of just telling the truth. There really is no weight to telling the truth. It's a little scary sometimes, but if you tell the truth, you don't have to be looking over your shoulder.

I'm definitely not a fearless individual.

I do not wish to be melodramatic, but at some point I have to say it. If something bad should happen to me, I want you to know that my commitment to what I am doing has been freely contracted, with the joy of knowing that this is precisely what I should be doing at this moment. Fear is constantly present in each one of us, because none of us are movie heroes. But we refuse to accept that fear must condition our actions and prevent us from doing what with a cool head and fervent heart we understand should be done.

Courage is the capacity to meet the anxiety which arises as one achieves freedom.

My greatest fear has always been that I would be afraid - afraid physically or mentally or morally and allow myself to be influenced by fear instead of by my honest convictions.

I don’t care how honest a man is. If he is timid, he is no good.

I'll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!

You don't want to live your life in fear.

When you have no fear, the possibilities are endless.

I just believe in speaking truth and probably that is why leaders are scared of my statements.

Dear dad, you always told me that an honest man has nothing to fear, so I'm trying my best not to be afraid.

We think a flower on a cliff is beautiful Because we stop our feet at the cliff's edge Unable to step out into the sky Like that fearless flower --Sosuke Aizen,Flower on the Precipice

A good argument diluted to avoid criticism is not nearly as good as the undiluted argument, because we best arrive at truth through a process of honest and vigorous debate. Arguments should not sneak around in disguise, as if dissent were somehow sinister... For it is bravery that is required to secure freedom.

Courage frees us from the fears that would rob us of life itself.

Of all faults the one she most despised in others was the want of bravery; the meanness of heart which leads to untruth.

I'm not afraid to say what I'm afraid of. Does that make me fearless?

The timid and fearful cannot defend liberty -- or anything else.