Courage Quotes

True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the least of a brutal, bullying insolence, and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free.

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

Deep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage. It is always available, always waiting to be discovered.

If you want to discover new oceans, you must first have the courage to leave shore.

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

A coward dies a thousand times, a soldier dies but once.

You must learn to be strong in the dark as well as in the day, else you will always be only half brave.

Hardships make or break people.

It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.

Each mistake teaches you something new about yourself. There is no failure, remember, except in no longer trying. It is the courage to continue that counts.

I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward.

Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away.

It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

Every man needs his Siren To check his courage and strength When he hears her song In his travels through the unknown.

The real gift of love is self disclosure.

The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.

The quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it.

Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which cannot be changed, the courage to change that which should be changed, no matter what it takes, and the wisdom to know the difference.

In the shadow of death he produces life, and though the senses are terrified, faith taking all for the best, is full of courage and assurance.

You must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent.

When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask God to give me the courage to mercilessly pluck it out.

Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.

If you will respond to the invitation to share your beliefs and feelings about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, a spirit of love and a spirit of courage will be your constant companion.

We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life.

Learn to bear bravely changes of fortune.

Courage allows the successful woman to fail - and to learn powerful lessons from the failure - so that in the end, she didn't fail at all.

Unless we have courage to recognize cruelty for what it is - whether its victim is human or animal - we cannot expect things to be much better in the world.

Faith in God... produces character; character will produce courage, courage to face the challenges of the day.

Courage is the ability to conquer fear or despair, to be brave or have a quality of mind or temperament that enables you to stand fast in the face of opposition, hardship or danger.

Think of all those ages through which men have had the courage to die, and then remember that we have actually fallen to talking about having the courage to live.

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the recognition that some things are more important than fear - and what's more important to me is faith.

That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.

There can be no courage in men unless God supports them by his Word.

Yes, as my swift days near their goal, 'tis all that I implore: In life and death a chainless soul, with courage to endure.

Less gossiping, more learning. Less complaining, more excelling. Less walls, more bridges. Less fear, more courage

My parents were always clear with my brothers and I when we were growing up that you have to have the courage of your convictions and that when you commit to something you must fully commit.

Courage is adversity's lamp.

Faith is an adventure; it is the courage of the soul to face the unknown. But that courage springs from the hope and confidence of the soul that its adventure will succeed.

To love is a brave thing. To be loved, braver still. But allowing yourself to love yourself? That takes the most courage of all.

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

To be a virtuous person is to display, by acts of will, all or at least most of the six ubiquitous virtues: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence.

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs, of his neighbor.

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave.

Courage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.