Who said “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not,…”?

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Amelia Earhart. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourcePoetry written around the time of the breaking of her "tenuous engagement" to Samuel Chapman (c. 1928), published in Amelia, My Courageous Sister : Biography of Amelia Earhart (1987) by Muriel Earhart Morrissey and Carol L. Osborne, p. 74; also in Amelia : A Life of the Aviation Legend (1999)

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“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things; knows not the livid loneliness of fear.”
— Amelia Earhart
VerifiedPoetry written around the time of the breaking of her "tenuous engagement" to Samuel Chapman (c. 1928), published in Amelia, My Courageous Sister : Biography of Amelia Earhart (1987) by Muriel Earhart Morrissey and Carol L. Osborne, p. 74; also in Amelia : A Life of the Aviation Legend (1999) · evidenceCourage
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For academic work, cite the original where you can: Poetry written around the time of the breaking of her "tenuous engagement" to Samuel Chapman (c. 1928), published in Amelia, My Courageous Sister : Biography of Amelia Earhart (1987) by Muriel Earhart Morrissey and Carol L. Osborne, p. 74; also in Amelia : A Life of the Aviation Legend (1999).

APA

Earhart, A. (n.d.). Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things; knows not the livid loneliness of fear. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11299-courage-is-the-price-that-life-exacts-for/

MLA

Earhart, Amelia. “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things; knows not the livid loneliness of fear.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11299-courage-is-the-price-that-life-exacts-for/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Earhart, Amelia. “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things; knows not the livid loneliness of fear.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11299-courage-is-the-price-that-life-exacts-for/.

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