Vivekananda called fearlessness the first teaching of Vedanta; the Gita lists it first among divine qualities; Rumi’s lovers sail straight into the sea of fear. Courage, in these quotes, is not the absence of fear but the refusal to obey it.
Be a hero. Always say, ‘I have no fear.’Vivekananda
Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders,…Vivekananda
From pleasure comes grief, from pleasure comes fear; he who is free from pleasure…Buddha
Boldness, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride; these belong to one…Lord Krishna
Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy…Vivekananda