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Rollo May

Courage is not the absence of despair it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

Courage

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Courage means being able to keep going even when you feel hopeless or overwhelmed by negative emotions. It doesn’t mean you never feel despair, but that you act despite those feelings.

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