Motivational Quotes

Courage

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

- Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Best Quotes about Courage

1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius

4.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. [Ephesians 6:10]

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5.

Courage is the capacity to confirm what can be imagined.

Rosten, Leo

6.

You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.

Carnegie, Dale

7.

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

8.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Cicero

9.

Courage follows action.

Douglas, Mack R.

10.

Do not fear, for those who are with us, are more than those who are with them. [2 Kings 6:16]

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11.

Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it.

Chesterton, Gilbert K.

12.

A person who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints.

13.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

Lee, Harper

14.

No fact of human nature is more characteristic that its willingness to live on a chance.

15.

Fortune helps the brave.

Terence

16.

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

Churchill, Winston

17.

The scars you acquire while exercising courage will never make you feel inferior.

Battista, D.A.

18.

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

Gogh, Vincent Van

19.

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

20.

Fortune can take away riches, but not courage.

Seneca

21.

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

Kennedy, Robert F.

22.

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

23.

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

William Shakespeare

24.

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

Carroll, Lewis

25.

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

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

26.

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.

Thomson, James

27.

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

Kirby Larson

28.

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

29.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

Ovid

30.

Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.

Harold Wilson

31.

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

Whitehead, Alfred North

32.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Churchill, Winston

33.

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

Cicero, Marcus T.

34.

It's better to be a lion for a day, than a sheep all your life.

Kenny, Sister Elizabeth

35.

Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not. You can crash through whatever we see a negative state, that is where we can destroy it.

Howard, Vernon

36.

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?

37.

As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves disturbeth him not. He raiseth his head like a tower on a hill, and the arrows of fortune drop at his feet. In the instant of danger, the courage of his heart here, and scorn to fly.

Akhenaton

38.

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

Bovee, Christian Nevell

39.

But screw your courage to the sticking-place and we'll not fail.

Shakespeare, William

40.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

Menander

41.

Private bravery is often the price of personal victory.

42.

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

43.

The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.

Mignon McLaughlin

44.

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

45.

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.

46.

In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit.

Musashi, Miyamoto

47.

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

48.

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

Johnson, Lyndon B.

49.

With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. [Psalms 18:29]

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50.

Screw up your courage, you screwed up everything else.

Smith, Donald