Motivational Quotes

Courage

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.

- Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Best Quotes about Courage

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Augustine, St.

The burden which is well borne becomes light.

Ovid

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

Monson, Thomas S.

I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.

Cicero, Marcus T.

It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.

DeVos, Richard M.

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

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

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

The ideas that have lighted my way and, time after time, have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.

Einstein, Albert

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True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes. Rather the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

Whitehead, Alfred North

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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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'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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Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Churchill, Winston

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Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things; knows not the livid loneliness of fear.

Earhart, Amelia

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It requires courage not to surrender oneself to the ingenious or compassionate counsels of despair that would induce a man to eliminate himself from the ranks of the living; but it does not follow from this that every huckster who is fattened and nourished in self-confidence has more courage than the man who yielded to despair.

Kierkegaard, S°ren

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Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

Richter, Jean Paul

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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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I think of those who were truly great. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire's center.

Spender, Stephen

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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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There are times to cultivate and create, when you nurture your world and give birth to new ideas and ventures. There are times of flourishing and abundance, when life feels in full bloom, energized and expanding. And there are times of fruition, when things come to an end. They have reached their climax and must be harvested before they begin to fade. And finally of course, there are times that are cold, and cutting and empty, times when the spring of new beginnings seems like a distant dream. Those rhythms in life are natural events. They weave into one another as day follows night, bringing, not messages of hope and fear, but messages of how things are.

Trungpa, Chogyam

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Be larger than your task.

Marden, Orison Swett

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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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Nothing recommends a man to the female mind than courage.

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If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold you head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.

Landers, Ann

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Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare the truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.

Morris, Lewis

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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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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

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Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Churchill, Winston

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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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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 worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong.

Kirby Larson

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

Proverb

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Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

Menander

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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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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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No one reaches a high position without daring.

Syrus, Publilius

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True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.

Collier, Jeremy

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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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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.

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

Carroll, Lewis

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He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

Johnson, Samuel

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

Adler, Freda

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All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.