Courage Quotes

Courage consists of the power of self - Recovery.

Julie Arabi

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.

William Franklin Billy Graham

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

Jewish Prove

Our repeated failure to fully act as we would wish must not discourage us. It is the sincere intention that is the essential thing, and this will in time release us from the bondage of habits which at present seem almost insuperable.

Thomas Troward

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Titus Plautus

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns.

George Santayana

Courage is found in unlikely places.

J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Physical bravery is an animal instinct moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.

Wendell Phillips

Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change.

Robert F. Kennedy, 1966 speech

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

Bertie Forbes

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

Charles Schwa

Courage is of no value unless accompanied by justice; yet if all men became just, there would be no need for courage.

Agesilaus the Second

The best weapons against the infamies of life are courage, wilfulness and patience. Courage strenthens, wilfulness is fun and patience provides tranquility.

Hermann Hesse

When you meet your antagonist, do everything in a mild and agreeable manner. Let your courage be as keen, but at the same time as polished, as your sword.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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

It used to take courage - - Indeed, it was the act of courage par excellence - - To leave the comforts of home and family and go out into the world seeking adventure. Today there are fewer places to discover, and the real adventure is to stay at home.

Alvaro de Solva

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less than a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The great virtue in life is real courage that knows how to face facts and live beyond them.

D. H. Lawrence

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

Sir Walter Besant

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.

Ambrose Redmoon

This is courage in a man to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.

Euripides

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

Reinhold Niebuhr, in a sermon in 1943

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 will not forget you.

William Arthur Ward

Many people have died for their beliefs? The real courage is living and suffering for what you believe.

Christopher Paolini, Author of Eragon and Eldest. Quote from Eragon.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Carl Hermann Voss

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

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Robert G. Ingersoll

Never discourage anyone... who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.

Plato

Strength, courage and power do not exclude kindness, understanding and consideration. You can be strong and kind; you can be courageous and understanding; you can be powerful and considerate.

Linda R. Dominguez, How to Shine at Work, (McGraw - Hill)

Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.

Amelia Earhart, Courage, 1927

Our government sprang from and was made for the people - - Not the people for the government. To them it owes an allegiance from them it must derive its courage, strength, and wisdom.

Andrew Johnson

The problem most people have with resisting temptation is that they never really want to discourage it altogether.

Steve Martini

No one has yet computed how many imaginary triumphs are silently celebrated by people each year to keep up their courage.

Athenus

Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.

Warren Bennis

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.

Albert Einstein

Happines is like mercury. Hard to hold, and when we drop it, it shatters into a million pieces. Maybe the bravest of all are those who have the courage to reach for it again.

Mary Higgins Clark, Kitchen Privileges, A Memoi

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

George S. Patton

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Billy Graham

A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.

Vince Lombardi