Motivational Quotes

Courage

He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, That dares not put it to the touch, To gain or lose it all.

- Graham, James

Best Quotes about Courage

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

Shaw, George Bernard

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

Valois, Margaret

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.

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

John Quincy Adams

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Gogh, Vincent Van

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

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

Clare Booth Luce

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

Horace

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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Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Allen, James

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Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

Bradley, Omar

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Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.

Brande, Dorothea

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

Plutarch

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Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts.

Horace

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The test of tolerance comes when we are in a majority; the test of courage comes when we are in a minority.

Stockman, Ralph W.

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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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Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt. Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.

Churchill, Winston

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

Kirby Larson

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Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail: a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail, striving and faith the only strength it knows.

Rodman, Frances

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And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.

Homer

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There are obstinate and unknown braves who defend themselves inch by inch in the shadows against the fatal invasion of want and turpitude. There are noble and mysterious triumphs which no eye sees. No renown rewards, and no flourish of trumpets salutes. Life, misfortune, isolation, abandonment, and poverty and battlefields which have their heroes.

Hugo, Victor

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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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We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.

Angelis, Barbara De

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The brave person thinks of themselves last of all.

Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von

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Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.

Anouilh, Jean

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Courage is poorly housed that dwells in numbers; the lion never counts the herd that are about him, nor weighs how many flocks he has to scatter.

Hill, Aaron

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To have courage for whatever comes in life -- everything lies in that.

Teresa of Avila, St.

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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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Bravery and stupidity go hand in hand.

Summers, David

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A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

Cervantes, Miguel De

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

John Wayne

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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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What you RESIST, PERSISTS. If you take ownership and deal with things that are bothering you, then, in the very process of dealing with them they very often will go away.

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

Greville, Lord

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Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Churchill, Winston

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

Twain, Mark

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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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Let people go all the way if they have got the balls for it.

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One who lacks courage to start has already finished

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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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Have the courage of your desire.

Gissing, George Robert

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Physical courage, which engages all danger, will make a person brave in one way; and moral courage, which defies all opinion, will make a person brave in another.

Colton, Charles Caleb

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When valour preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with.

William Shakespeare

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No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.

Stone, W. Clement

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The real acid test of courage is to be just your honest self when everybody is trying to be like somebody else.

Jensen, Andrew

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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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I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.

Brown, Les