Magnanimity vs Courage - What's the difference?
magnanimity | courage |
The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul.
That quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objects.
(Webster 1913)
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 magnanimity and courage
is that magnanimity is the quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul while courage is the quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.As a verb courage is
to encourage.magnanimity
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(wikipedia magnanimity)Noun
courage
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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.
