Brain Food: Necessary Virtues
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Brain Food: Necessary Virtues
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”
Luvvie Ajayi Jones • Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual
Courage Without Fear
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"Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
- Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou
Smart people with no courage often become angry and anxious, because whenever they look back at their missed opportunities, they understand how much better their lives could have been, if they simply had the wisdom to overthink less, and the guts to be more foolish and bold.
Good character is not about maximizing virtues but moderating them: to be sensitive without being fragile, confident without being cocky, steadfast without being stubborn, driven without being reckless, focused without being obsessed.
Gurwinder • 40 Mind-Expanding Concepts (Spring 2023)
**“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” - Maya Angelou