what is courage?

Main Entry: cour·age
Pronunciation: 'k&r-ij, 'k&-rij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English corage, from Anglo-French curage, from quer, coer heart, from Latin cor -- more at HEART
: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty


a bold woody allen said, in Love and Death, in times of war i'm a hostage...Mark Twain has said, Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it. and i could not leave out winston, Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. ah yes. now that i like.