Motivational Quotes

Courage

I'm very brave generally, he went on in a low voice: only today I happen to have a headache.

- Carroll, Lewis

Best Quotes about Courage

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

Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.

John Wayne

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

We are made strong by the difficulties we face not by those we evade.

Nothing recommends a man to the female mind than courage.

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

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.

Adler, Freda

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

Thomson, James

10.

True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the least of a brutal, bullying insolence, and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free.

Shaftesbury, Lord

11.

Much of what we call evil is due entirely to the way men take the phenomenon. It can so often be converted into a bracing and tonic good by a simple change of the sufferer's inner attitude from one of fear to one of fight; its string can so often depart and turn into a relish when, after vainly seeking to shun it, we agree to face about and bear it...

James, William

12.

Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid; a coward knows when you are not.

Seabury, David

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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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Bravery and stupidity go hand in hand.

Summers, David

15.

In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit.

Musashi, Miyamoto

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With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.

Nair, Keshavan

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Write on your doors the saying wise and old. Be bold! and everywhere -- Be bold; Be not too bold! Yet better the excess Than the defect; better the more than less sustaineth him and the steadiness of his mind beareth him out.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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

Kennedy, Robert F.

19.

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.

Waitley, Denis

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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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Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity.

Evans, Richard L.

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No one reaches a high position without daring.

Syrus, Publilius

23.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Augustine, St.

24.

It is in great dangers that we see great courage.

Regnard, Jean Francois

25.

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

Greville, Lord

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

Shakespeare, William

28.

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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Fortune can take away riches, but not courage.

Seneca

30.

Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.

Ovid

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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

Plutarch

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Father, may these people have the vision to see, the faith to accept the truth, the courage to stand by that which they know is right.

33.

It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Nin, Anais

34.

I dare to do all that may become a man: who dares do more is none.

Shakespeare, William

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Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.

Carnegie, Dale

36.

A strong man and a waterfall always channel their own path.

37.

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

38.

The scars you acquire while exercising courage will never make you feel inferior.

Battista, D.A.

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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.

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I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.

Shaw, George Bernard

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A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

Jean Paul Richter

42.

To boldly go where no man has gone before.

TV series, Star Trek

43.

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

Cicero

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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

45.

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

E. M. Forster

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Rest not. Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Johnson, John

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Courage brother, do not stumble, though thy path be dark as night: There is a star to guide the humble, Trust in God, and do the right. Let the road be dark and dreary and its end far out of sight. Face it bravely, strong or weary. Trust in God, and do the right.

Macleod, Norman

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This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after you have lost everything outside of yourself?

Marden, Orison Swett