Motivational Quotes

Courage

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

- Eco, Umberto

Best Quotes about Courage

You cannot fly like an eagle with wings of a wren.

Hudson, William Henry

In love, as in war, a fortress that parleys is half taken.

Valois, Margaret

Courage is the capacity to confirm what can be imagined.

Rosten, Leo

He who dies before many witnesses always does so with courage.

Voltaire

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. [Ephesians 6:10]

Bible

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.

Churchill, Winston

One who lacks courage to start has already finished

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

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

I would define true courage to be a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.

Sherman, William T.

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A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning of danger.

Sidney, Sir Philip

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I decided once and for all that I was going to make it or die.

Johnson, John

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No one can be brave who considers pain to be the greatest evil in life, or can they be temperate who considers pleasure to be the highest good.

Cicero, Marcus T.

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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.

Menander of Athens

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It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Twain, Mark

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We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

King Jr. Martin Luther

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Most men have more courage than even they themselves think they have.

Greville, Lord

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Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence.

Kennedy, Robert F.

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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Augustine, St.

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Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

Monson, Thomas S.

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I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.

E. M. Forster

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It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

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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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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

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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

Menander

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Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

Plutarch

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If you stand up to be counted, someone will take your seat.

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Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

Stone, W. Clement

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'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

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To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.

Lao-Tzu

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Have courage for the great sorrows of life, and patience for the small ones. When you have laboriously accomplished your daily tasks, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.

Hugo, Victor

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Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but the first to rescue when others are in danger.

Richter, Jean Paul

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The human race afraid of nothing, rushes on through every crime.

Horace

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Private bravery is often the price of personal victory.

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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

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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. [Joshua 1:9]

Bible

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It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.

Ingersoll, Robert Green

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Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!

Edison, Thomas A.

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Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of crackpot than the stigma of conformity.

Watson, Thomas J.

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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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The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.

Taylor, Bayard

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