No, not the name of Squenix's next Final Fantasy In All But Name Bravely series, but a topic of discussion on Internet discussion board Eyes on Final Fantasy Dot Com.

Do you draw a distinction between bravery and courage? Do they mean the same thing to you? For some reason I've always construed them as having different implications;

  • Bravery - Refers to not feeling fear in a situation that normally would cause it
  • Courage - Refers to feeling fear, but overcoming it


I know that there's no real basis for this distinction and they are synonyms, but I'm curious about whether anyone else has similar approaches to any pairs or groups of words. And how you refer to those two different ideas if bravery and courage mean the same to you.