"A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Topic(s): Courage Tags: courage, great More From Ralph Waldo Emerson "It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." "The years teach much which the days never know." "The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society." More In Courage "Courage is the fear of being thought a coward."― Horace Smith "And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It’s fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but it’s not real. And it’s totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can."― Tom Felton "Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage."― Plutarch