Motivational Quotes

Courage

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.

Best Quotes about Courage

If we must fall, we should boldly meet the danger.

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius

Discoveries are often made by not following instructions, by going off the main road, by trying the untried.

Tyger, Frank

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

Monson, Thomas S.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

'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

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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

Collier, Jeremy

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

Cicero, Marcus T.

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

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No one reaches a high position without daring.

Syrus, Publilius

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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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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

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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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Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality.

Lewis, C. S.

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

Kirby Larson

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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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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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I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Churchill, Winston

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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

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

Gogh, Vincent Van

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Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me. Amen!

Luther, Martin

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

Taylor, Elizabeth

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Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice.

Johnson, Samuel

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

Zapata, Emiliano

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

Carnegie, Dale

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

Bombeck, Erma

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

Eco, Umberto

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

Smith, Sydney

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Courage follows action.

Douglas, Mack R.

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

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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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Have the courage of your desire.

Gissing, George Robert

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Be bold-and mighty forces will come to your aid.

King, Basil

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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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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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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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The burden which is well borne becomes light.

Ovid

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Success is never final and failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Ellinger, Jules

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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.