Courage Quotes

Optimism is the true moral courage

It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

In the Garden of Eden Eve showed more courage than Adam.. when the serpent offered the forbidden fruit. She knew that there was something better than paradise.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

We need more men with the guts, with the courage, with the strength, with the moral integrity to break our complicit silence and challenge each other and stand with women and not against them.

An act of love, a voluntary taking on oneself of some of the pain of the world, increases the courage and love and hope of all.

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the making of action in spite of fear.

Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow.

When the stormy winds of life threaten to knock you down, may you have the courage to spread your wings and fly!

The will to do, the tenacity to overcome all obstacles and to finish the course, the strength to cling to inexorable ideals, are all rooted in courage.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.

Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.

We have the disgrace of racial discrimination, or we have prejudice against people because of their religion. We have not had the courage to uproot these things, although we know they are wrong.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.

But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.

You have to have fear in order to have courage.

My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage." - Aunt Frances

Admitting errors clears the score and proves you wiser than before.

Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles; Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.

The important thing is not establishing if you are afraid or not but it's to be able to live with your own fear without being influenced by it. Otherwise it's not courage anymore, but recklessness.

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.

The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.

When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'

Courage is the ability to go from failure to failure with enthusiasm.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

The truly good and wise man will bear all kinds of fortune in a seemly way, and will always act in the noblest manner that the circumstances allow.

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.

The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.

When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted

Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell and rose again.

If you have the courage and you have the heart, that hero just might be you.

Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour your patience.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

Nothing can replace courage, a resounding motivation and that little bit of luck.

Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is to come.

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.

If you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu.

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.

Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it.

Being a successful trader also takes courage: the courage to try, the courage to fail, the courage to succeed, and the courage to keep on going when the going gets tough.