Courage Quotes

Change is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change. Most people won’t change until the pain of where they are exceeds the pain of change.

It takes more talent to write music, but it takes more courage to write lyrics.

Why are we inspired by another person's courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least, of the same courage in ourselves.

Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin!

You must have courage to love, you have to have a profound will to do what is right to love, and it does not come easy.

However well organised the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of risks.

A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny.

Your courage to do what's right has to be greater than your fear of getting hurt

Falsehood is never better than truth, theft better than honesty, treachery better than loyalty, cowardice better than courage.

There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors.

In Christ we are given the courage and strength to change the world

For the shallow delights of matrimony and opera I have no courage.

No man can fight his way to the top and stay at the top without exercising the fullest measure of grit, courage, determination, resolution.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

There is no real security in what is no longer meaningful.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

The main characteristics of effective leadership are intelligence, integrity or loyalty, mystique, humor, discipline, courage, self sufficieny and confidence.

Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by doing the thing which you think you cannot do.

when I am feeling low all i have to do is watch my cats and my courage returns

Most affections are habits or duties we lack the courage to end.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.' You won't believe what you can accomplish by attempting the impossible with the courage to repeatedly fail better.

Strength, courage & wisdom...it's been inside of me all along.

Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?

If parents snicker at racial and gender jokes, another generation will pass on the poison adults still have not had the courage to snuff out.

I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage.

Courage can't see around corners but goes around them anyway.

Even in the hardest circumstances, dreams can give you the courage to live, and I hope I can share that message with children in need.

Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

Face your fears or they will climb over your back.

You've got to be in a position for luck to happen. Luck doesn't go around looking for a stumblebum.

And only weaklings...who lack courage and the power to feel they're right when the whole world says they're wrong, ever lose.

The fact is ones own voice is not heard anywhere else. Its a challenge to be yourself. It takes a lot of courage.

We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage.

The truth is that most people lack the intellectual ability and courage to resist a popular movement, however pernicious and ill-considered.

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change.

Have the courage of your convictions once you have made a decision.

Life without the courage for death is slavery.

People follow courage, not titles.

Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.

Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are.

Let him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.

Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.

The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tryant.

Courage is knowing what to fear.

Defense involves three things: courage, energy, intelligence.

There is a strength of quiet endurance as significant of courage as the most daring feats of prowess.