Best Of Ryan Holiday's "Courage is Calling"
Here is a selection of memorable quotes from Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors The Brave by Ryan Holiday A scare is a temporary rush of a feeling. That can be forgiven. Fear is a state of being, and to allow it to rule is a disgrace. p. 14 The fear you feel is a sign. If courage is never required in your life, you're living a boring life. p. 56 The Greek word for this kind of courage was parrhesia . It was the speaking of truth to power. It was refusing to buy the lie or to play it false. Socrates was the classic parrhesiastes , a man who said what others were afraid to say to the people they were afraid to say it to. To paraphrase an ancient historian: No one could make Socrates do, say, or think anything that was alien to his character. p. 111 A nation should have brave soldiers (physical courage) and wise statesmen (moral courage). One fights the battles, the other cultivates the relationships and policies that reduce their necessity. We need generals and conscientious objecto...
