Courage

According to Professor Daniel Putman, "courage involves deliberate choice in the face of painful or fearful circumstances for the sake of a worthy goal". With this realization, Putman concludes that "there is a close connection between fear and confidence". (Putman 2001, pp. 464. via WP) According to Maya Angelou, "Courage is the most important of the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage."

According to the Swiss psychologist Andreas Dick, courage consists of the following components:[39]

put at risk, risk or repugnance, or sacrifice safety or convenience, which may result in death, bodily harm, social condemnation or emotional deprivation; a knowledge of wisdom and prudence about what is right and wrong in a given moment; Hope and confidence in a happy, meaningful outcome; a free will; a motive based on love. (Dick, Andreas (2010). Mut – Über sich hinauswachsen. Bern: Hans Huber Verlag. ISBN 978-3-456-84835-8.)