Moral Courage Quotes

Moral Courage Quote of the day

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.

Optimism is true moral courage.

I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.

It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.

Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

Optimism is the true moral courage

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

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.

There is too much animal courage in society and not sufficient moral courage.

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

Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

You cannot have the right to do what is wrong!

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

Moral courage is the highest expression of humanity.

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

Stand for right, even if you stand alone.

Moral courage, to me, is much more demanding than physical courage.

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.

When moral courage feels that it is in the right, there is no personal daring of which it is incapable.

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

Have the moral courage to stand firm in obeying God’s will, even if you have to stand alone.

None of us can hope to get anywhere without character, moral courage and the spiritual strength to accept responsibility.

Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.

The truth won't set us free until we develop the skills and the habit and the talent and the moral courage to use it.

May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.

Why is it that, among men, physical courage is a trait so plenteous yet moral courage is a trait so rare?

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.

No matter how brilliant a man may be, he will never engender confidence in his subordinates and associates if he lacks simple honesty and moral courage.

The price paid for intellectual pacification is the sacrifice of the entire moral courage of the human mind.

It takes moral courage to grieve; it requires religious courage to rejoice.

It isn't the absence of conscience or values that prevents us from being all we should be, it is simply the lack of moral courage.

Not mythical material productive forces, but reason and ideas determine the course of human affairs. What is needed to stop the trend toward socialism and despotism is common-sense and moral courage.

If wisdom in government eludes us, perhaps courage could substitute-the moral courage to terminate mistakes.

A woman should have the ballot, because without this responsibility she cannot best develop her moral courage.

Few things are more damaging to our democracy than a military officer who doesn't have the moral courage to stand up for what's right or the moral fiber to step aside when circumstances dictate.

Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.

It is highly significant and indeed almost a rule, that moral courage has its source in such identification through one's own sensitivity with suffering of one's fellow human beings." (p. 16-17)

Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. Doing the unpopular thing because it's what you believe, and the heck with everybody.

We need justice. We need toleration, honesty and moral courage. These are modern virtues without which we cannot hope to control the forces science has let loose among us.

Moral courage further demands that you assume the responsibility for your own acts.

It seemed incredible to me, that physical courage should be so commonplace and revered, while moral courage . . . is so rare and despised.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter usfrom the support of a cause we believe to be just.

Good men don't become legends, " he said quietly."Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway.

What do you believe reveals more about a man’s character, his arrogance or his attempt to disguise it?

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right, even though I think it is hopeless.

Are you a man with a conscience, or just a shark who will die when you stop moving forward?