According to Nelson Mandela, courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. He believed that a brave person is not someone who does not feel afraid, but someone who conquers that fear. Mandela valued courage a lot and referred to it as "setting up your mind and having the willingness to face danger or any difficulty with spirit". Therefore, for Mandela, brave men need not only be fearless but should be able to conquer their fears.