Motivational Quotes

Courage

Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.

- Brande, Dorothea

Best Quotes about Courage

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of the final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

Kennedy, John F.

I am more important than my problems.

Ferrer, Jose

'Tis much he dares; and, to that dauntless temper of his mind, he hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour to act in safety.

William Shakespeare

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid... for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Deuteronomy

A great deal of talent is lost in the world for want of courage.

Smith, Sydney

You take a number of small steps which you believe are right, thinking maybe tomorrow somebody will treat this as a dangerous provocation. And then you wait. If there is no reaction, you take another step: courage is only an accumulation of small steps.

Konrad, George

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.

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.

Addison, Joseph

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die.

Brown, Les

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The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet. The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire -- the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain. The more he fears, the more that light shall pale

Blavatsky, Helena Petrova

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All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

Disney, Walt

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Give us the fortitude to endure the things which cannot be changed, and the courage to change the things which should be changed, ;and the wisdom to know one from the other.

Hart, Oliver J.

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Stride forward with a firm, steady step knowing with a deep, certain inner knowing that you will reach every goal you set yourselves, that you will achieve every aim .

Caddy, Eileen

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If courage wasn't a standard result of aging, it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.

Lawana Blackwell

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Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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The acorn becomes an oak by means of automatic growth; no commitment is necessary. The kitten similarly becomes a cat on the basis of instinct. Nature and being are identical in creatures like them. But a man or woman becomes fully human only by his or her choices and his or her commitment to them. People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage.

May, Rollo

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Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Cicero

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Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Augustine, St.

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Fortune can take away riches, but not courage.

Seneca

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That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.

Shakespeare, William

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Courage is acting in spite of fear.

Hunter, Howard W.

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Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

Lee, Harper

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A man not perfect, but of heart so high, of such heroic rage, That even his hopes became a part of earth's eternal heritage.

Gilder, Richard Watson

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The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. [Proverbs 28:1]

Bible

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Courage is spelled I-N-T-E-G-R-I-T-Y.

Schuller, Robert H.

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True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

Petit-Senn, John

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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

Plaut

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The finest gift you can give anyone is encouragement. Yet, almost no one gets the encouragement they need to grow to their full potential. If everyone received the encouragement they need to grow, the genius in most everyone would blossom and the world would produce abundance beyond the wildest dreams. We would have more than one Einstein, Edison, Schweitzer, Mother Theresa, Dr. Salk and other great minds in a century.

Madwed, Sidney

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I am convinced that one of the biggest factors in success is the courage to undertake something.

Worsham, James A.

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Wealth lost is something lost, honor lost is something lost: Courage lost all is lost.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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Private bravery is often the price of personal victory.

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Don't foul, don't flinch. Hit the line hard.

Roosevelt, Theodore

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I've been through it all, baby. I'm Mother Courage.

Taylor, Elizabeth

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It takes vision and courage to create -- it takes faith and courage to prove.

Young, Owen D.

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Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.

Arthur, William

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The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

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The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.

Ovid

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It is in great dangers that we see great courage.

Regnard, Jean Francois

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The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly.

Corra Harris

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What a new face courage puts on everything!

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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It's better to be a lion for a day, than a sheep all your life.

Kenny, Sister Elizabeth

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Some have been thought brave because they didn't have the courage to run away.

Proverb

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It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Mark Twain

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We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.

Thomas Fuller

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When you meet your antagonist, do everything in a mild and agreeable manner. Let your courage be as keen, but at the same time as polished, as your sword.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.

Thomson, James

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It is easy to fly into a passion... anybody can do that, but to be angry with the right person to the right extent and at the right time and in the right way that is not easy.

Aristotle

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Because of a great love, one is courageous.

Lao-Tzu