Motivational Quotes

Courage

Nothing recommends a man to the female mind than courage.

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Best Quotes about Courage

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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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

Private bravery is often the price of personal victory.

5.

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

Whitehead, Alfred North

6.

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

7.

We must have the courage to allow a little disorder in our lives.

Weininger, Ben

8.

I am more important than my problems.

Ferrer, Jose

9.

'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler

10.

It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.

Bernanos, Georges

11.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Cicero, Marcus T.

12.

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

Kirby Larson

13.

Noah was a brave man to sail in a wooden boat with two termites.

14.

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

15.

Fortune favors the brave.

Virgil

16.

For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.

Gissing, George Robert

17.

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

Smith, Sydney

18.

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

Luther, Martin

19.

Fortune can take away riches, but not courage.

Seneca

20.

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

21.

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.

Ovid

22.

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

Churchill, Winston

23.

Be larger than your task.

Marden, Orison Swett

24.

To boldly go where no man has gone before.

TV series, Star Trek

25.

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

Johnson, Samuel

26.

'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

27.

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

E. M. Forster

28.

Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?

Lindbergh, Charles A.

29.

Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.

Joel, Billy

30.

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

Cervantes, Miguel De

31.

It takes courage to attempt the impossible. What would we think of Moses today if when it was time to part the red sea, he had said Why don't you guys go build a bridge?

32.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

33.

Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts.

Horace

34.

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

Kennedy, Robert F.

35.

There's no substitute for guts.

Bryant, Bear

36.

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

Jean Paul Richter

37.

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.

38.

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

39.

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

Richter, Jean Paul

40.

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

Eco, Umberto

41.

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

Horace

42.

Anybody with a little guts and the desire to apply himself can make it, he can make anything he wants to make of himself.

Shoemaker, Willie

43.

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

44.

Wealth lost is something lost, honor lost is something lost: Courage lost all is lost.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

45.

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

46.

Gallantry to women -- the sure road to their favor -- is nothing but the appearance of extreme devotion to all their wants and wishes, a delight in their satisfaction, and a confidence in yourself as being able to contribute toward it.

Hazlitt, William

47.

It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.

Anouilh, Jean

48.

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

49.

It is in great dangers that we see great courage.

Regnard, Jean Francois

50.

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