Source: Special Topics in Calamity Physics
“… it takes great personal courage to let yourself appear weak.”
Source: Infinite Jest
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American fiction writer and essayist 1962–2008Related quotes

“It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.”
Variant: Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself

“It takes no courage to be an optimist, but it takes a great deal of courage to have hope.”
Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn
“If you appear weak, people take advantage of you.”
Source: Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship

14 February 2019 https://twitter.com/jurneesmollett/status/1096168270506258432 re Jussie Smollett (older brother)
“The gods only go with you if you put yourself in their path. And that takes courage.”
Source: The Crystal Cave

“The weak in courage is strong in cunning.”
Source: 1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793), Proverbs of Hell, Line 49