Equanimity vs Courage - What's the difference?
equanimity | courage |
the state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress
* 1954 , Albert Einstein, Ideas and Opinions
The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
The ability to do things which one finds frightening.
(label) To encourage.
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*:And wete yow wel sayd kynge Arthur vnto Vrres syster I shalle begynne to handle hym and serche vnto my power not presumyng vpon me that I am soo worthy to hele youre sone by my dedes / but I wille courage other men of worshyp to doo as I wylle doo
*(William Tyndale) (1494-1536)
*:Paul writeth unto Timothyto courage him.
As nouns the difference between equanimity and courage
is that equanimity is the state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress while courage is courage.equanimity
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
- Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment.
Synonyms
* composure * calmness * even-mindedness * See alsocourage
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Noun
(-)- "A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before." —
- It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
- "Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it." —
- He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.