Courage Quotes

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

The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

There is a certain blend of courage, integrity, character and principle which has no satisfactory dictionary name but has been called different things at different times in different countries. Our American name for it is "guts."

What this misguided world and generation needs is a massive group of courageous and caring, wise and unwearying women.

The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.

Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don't.

When your heart becomes the grave of your secrets, that desire of yours will be gained more quickly. The prophet said that anyone who keeps secret his inmost thought will soon attain the object of his desire. When seeds are buried in the earth, their inward secrets become the flourishing garden.

Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.

Courage is like the diamond,--very brilliant; not changed by fire, capable of high polish, but except for the purpose of cutting hard bodies useless.

You've got to follow your passion. You've got to figure out what it is you love--who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.

I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.

Except a person be part coward, it is not a compliment to say he is brave.

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.

[C]ourage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

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

Bravery is believing in yourself, and that thing nobody can teach you.

The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.

Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.

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

The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

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

Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway.

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

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

It takes courage to be the author of your life.

Recognize that you have the courage within you to fulfill the purpose of your birth. Summon forth the power of your inner courage and live the life of your dreams.

Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.

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

More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms.

For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.

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

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.

I wonder is it because men are cowards in heart that they admire bravery so much, and place military valor so far beyond every other quality for reward and worship.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

There are those that say, if you do the uncomfortable thing long enough, it will become comfortable. But we are really not encouragers of that. We are encouragers of coming into alignment, and then taking the action. We are encouragers always of getting rid of the fear; we would never want you to keep doing things that you feel fearful about. And maybe the path of least resistance is just not get on the horse. Maybe the path of least resistance is to get on a different horse - but we would never move forward in fear.

You can't get it all right all the time, but you can try your best. If you've done that, all that's left is to accept your shortcomings and have the courage to try to overcome them.

When we feel stuck, going nowhere-even starting to slip backward-we may actually be backing up to get a running start.

The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.

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.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.