Courage is a moral quality; it is not a chance gift of nature like an aptitude for games. It is a cold choice between two alternatives, the fixed resolve not to quit; an act of renunciation which must be made not once but many times by the power of the will.
Interpretation
Courage is a deliberate choice that requires consistent resolve and willpower.
This quote by Charles Wilson, 1st Baron Moran, highlights that courage is not merely an innate trait or a random quality but a conscious decision that individuals must make repeatedly. True courage involves the steadfast determination to confront challenges and to renounce the option of giving up, often requiring significant mental strength and willpower.
In practice
During a motivational speech, one might say, 'As Charles Moran stated, courage is about making a cold choice to refuse to quit.'
It's hard for me to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode wave in for the first time after the attack. I was incredibly thankful and happy inside. The tiny bit of doubt that would sometimes tell me you'll never surf again was gone in one wave.
My whole thing is, I've got to be as good, as courageous as what's written on the page.
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
It was of limited usefulness to head great rallies. The government did not listen, and, soon enough, the tear gas and the muzzles of the guns were turned against the people. The justice of our cries went unrecognized.
Hardness shatters; strength endures.
As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such a twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become unwitting victims of darkness.
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