Motivational Quotes

Courage

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.

- Jackson, Andrew

Best Quotes about Courage

I can do all things through him who strengthens me. [Philippians 4:13]

Bible

I am more important than my problems.

Ferrer, Jose

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

Waitley, Denis

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

Hudson, William Henry

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

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

It is in great dangers that we see great courage.

Regnard, Jean Francois

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.

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

Voltaire

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

Plutarch

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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

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

Johnson, John

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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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What a new face courage puts on everything!

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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But you be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work. [ 2 Chronicles 15:7]

Bible

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

Taylor, Bayard

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Stand up to crises. Don't let them throw you! Fight to stay calm... even surmount the crisis completely and turn it into an opportunity. Refuse to renounce your self-image. No matter what happens, you must keep your good opinion of yourself. No matter what happens, you must hold your past successes in your imagination, ready for showing in the motion picture screen of your mind. No matter what happens, no matter what you lose, no matter what failures you must endure, you must keep faith in yourself. Then you can stand up to crises, with calm and courage, refusing to buckle; then you will not fall through the floor. You will be able to support yourself.

Maltz, Maxwell

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The burden which is well borne becomes light.

Ovid

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You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.

Bradbury, Ray

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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear.

Twain, Mark

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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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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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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.

Mark Twain

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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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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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No more turning away from the weak and the weary. No more turning away from the coldness inside. Just a world that we all must share. It's not enough just to stand and stare. Is it only a dream that there'll be no more turning away.

Gilmore, David

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

Smith, Sydney

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The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. It is more powerful than external circumstances.

Seneca

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

31.

One who lacks courage to start has already finished

32.

Private bravery is often the price of personal victory.

33.

Have the courage of your desire.

Gissing, George Robert

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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

Bombeck, Erma

35.

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

Taylor, Elizabeth

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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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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.

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

Plaut

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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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Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.

Zapata, Emiliano

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

John Wayne

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

Ovid

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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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Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.

Barton, Bruce

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

Greville, Lord

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

Lao-Tzu

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Be larger than your task.

Marden, Orison Swett