Courage Quotes
Courage mounteth with occasion.William Shakespeare, King John, II. i
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.Reinhold Niebuh
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us put out more and better ideas if our efforts are truly appreciated.Alexander Osborn
When in doubt, do the courageous thing.Jan Smuts
A man of courage flees forward in the midst of new things.Jacques Maritain
One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars and the world will be better for this.Miguel de Cervantes
Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.Harry S Truman
The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.Van Wyck Brooks
Physical bravery is an animal instinct moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.Wendell Phillips
Most affections are habits or duties we lack the courage to end.Henri de Montherlant
What makes the difference between a Nation that is truly great and one that is merely rich and powerful It is the simple things that make the difference. Honesty, knowing right from wrong, openness, self - Respect, and the courage of conviction.David L Boren
Courage is found in unlikely places.J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
To him that waits all things reveal themselves, provided that he has the courage not to deny, in the darkness, what he has seen in the light.Coventry Patmore
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering you own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - Every day begin the task anew.Saint Francis de Sales
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquest of it.Author Unknown
I have often thought morality may perhaps consist solely in the courage of making a choice.Leon Blum
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.Brendan Francis Behan
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.William Blake
Some people think only intellect counts knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.Dean Koontz
I am sure of this, that by going much alone a man will get more of a noble courage in thought and word than from all the wisdom that is in books.Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man of character in peace is a man of courage in war.Sir James Glove
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.Florence Shinn
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage.Sydney Smith
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.Elizabeth Harrison
Pathos, piety, courage, ? they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, 1924
Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.Amelia Earhart, Courage, 1927
Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed.Whitney M. Young Jr.
Successful leaders have the courage to take action where others hesitate.Author Unknown
Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.Maya Angelou
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.Hyman Rickove
I believe that whoever tries to think things through honestly will soon recognize how unworthy and even fatal is the traditional bias against Negroes. What can the man of good will do to combat this deeply rooted prejudice? He must have the courage to set an example by words and deed, and must watch lest his children become influenced by racial bias.Albert Einstein
Courage changes things for the better... With courage you can stay with something long enough to succeed at it, realizing that it usually takes two, three or four times as long to succeed as you thought or hoped.Earl Nightingale
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything.Vincent Van Gogh
Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - And we will make the goal.Jerome P. Fleishman
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.Erica Jong
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.Aristotle
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.Robert G. Ingersoll
