Quotes about courage
courage men thinking
Courage charms us, because it indicates that a man loves an idea better than all things in the world, that he is thinking neither of his bed, nor his dinner, nor his money, but will venture all to put in act the invisible thought of his mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson
courage past opportunity
We want to dedicate our music tonight to the great opportunity that we all have to begin to truly understand the events of the past few days and to act upon them with courage and with compassion as we make our plans to live in a completely new world. Laurie Anderson
courage fighting may
I am not afraid of a fight; I have to do my duty, come what may. Therese of Lisieux
courage hero acting
The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness - it's acting in the face of fear. Tess Gerritsen
courage choices sometimes
Sometimes, making the wrong choice is better than making no choice. You have the courage to go forward, that is rare. A person who stands at the fork, unable to pick, will never get anywhere. Terry Goodkind
courage perspective fearlessness
What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.
courage decide-upon criticism
Whatever you do, you need courage.
courage recovery power
Valor consists in the power of self recovery.
courage decide-upon soldier
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs.
courage revolution instructors
Fear is an instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions.
courage peace winning
Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
courage heart men
It is plain that there is no separate essence called courage, no cup or cell in the brain, no vessel in the heart containing drops or atoms that make or give this virtue; but it is the right or healthy state of every man, when he is free to do that which is constitutional to him to do.
courage information cowardice
Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information. Peter Ustinov
courage destiny personal-mastery
Personal mastery teaches us to choose. Choosing is a courageous act: picking the results and actions which you will make into your destiny. Peter Senge
courage size talent
My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage. Peter Paul Rubens
courage fear coward
Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done—that's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward. Piers Anthony
courage safe enough
with courage a human being is safe enough. And without it - he is never for one instant safe! Phyllis Bottome
courage queens bravery
Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare. Queen Elizabeth II
courage nine thirds
Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third. Joseph Epstein
courage downhearted neighbour
We are not downhearted, but we cannot understand what is happening to our neighbours. Joseph Chamberlain
courage sacrifice achievement
There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice. James Allen
courage character hands
Courage is, on all hands, considered as an essential of high character. James Anthony Froude
courage sex men
Whatever your sex or position, life is a battle in which you are to show your pluck, and woe be to the coward. Whether passed on a bed of sickness or a tented field, it is ever the same fair play and admits no foolish distinction. Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men were born to succeed, not to fail. Henry David Thoreau
courage fall knowledge
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
courage fear brave-face
Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer. Morihei Ueshiba
courage law coincidence-in-life
Without realizing it, the individual composes his life according to the laws of beauty even in times of greatest distress. Milan Kundera
courage character secret
The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by them. Each one has crossed a border that I myself have circumvented. It is that crossed border (the border beyond which my own "I" ends) which attracts me most. For beyond that border begins the secret the novel asks about. This novel is not the author's confession; it is an investigation of human life in the trap the world has become.
courage hero men
Unbounded courage and compassion join'd, Tempering each other in the victor's mind, Alternately proclaim him good and great, And make the hero and the man complete. Joseph Addison
courage ifs
Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
courage soul daggers
The soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point.
courage justice fortitude
True fortitude is seen in great exploits That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides; And all else is tow'ring phrenzy and distraction.
courage men bravery
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.
courage humanity man wisdom
The man of wisdom has no perplexity; the man of humanity has no worry; the man of courage has no fear. Confucius