What Ryan Holiday has said about Moral courage
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 13, 2026
Ryan Holiday, American author on Stoicism and founder of Daily Stoic, has been quoted on Moral courage 2 times in 1 episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, most recently on July 13, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holiday argues that both cowardice and courage spread through example.
“like acts of courage, like cowardice is contagious and so is courage”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #321 Ryan Holiday - The Stoic Survival Guide (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:31:17
Holiday cites Aristotle to argue virtue is a practiced habit rather than a fixed trait.
“It's a verb, not a noun. It's a thing you are doing or not doing”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #321 Ryan Holiday - The Stoic Survival Guide (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:32:39
Episodes
#321 Ryan Holiday - The Stoic Survival GuideThe Shawn Ryan Show · Jul 13, 2026 · 3 h 13 min
Shawn Ryan and author Ryan Holiday discuss Stoicism, emotions and revenge, media incentives, political courage, ego, mortality, fatherhood, wealth, and reading.
Ryan Holiday on other topics
- Stoicism · 3 quotes
- Fatherhood · 2 quotes
- Ego Is the Enemy · 2 quotes
- Media credibility and independent journalism · 2 quotes
- Masculinity · 1 quote
- To Hell and Back · 1 quote
- Reading · 1 quote
- Memento mori · 1 quote