Courage Quotes
The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter.
No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
Who has the courage to set right those misperceptions that bring us love?
Courage is indispensible because in politics not life but the world is at stake.
Courage you have, and the knowledge that we are all pilgrims together, wending through unknown country, home.
Is it courage in a dying man to go, in weakness and in agony, to affront an almighty and eternal God?
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor.
If the work is worthwhile, then whether we can complete it or not, it's worth making the attempt. That's why courage is important.
And have the courage to accept that you're not perfect; nothing is, and no one is - and that's OK.
Food is good for the nerves and the spirit. Courage comes from the belly – all else is desperation.
A brave man thinks no one his superior who does him an injury, for he has it then in his power to make himself superior to the other by forgiving it.
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.
Remember that life is neither pain nor pleasure; it is serious business, to be entered upon with courage and in a spirit of self-sacrifice.
We were a silent, hidden thought in the folds of oblivion, and we have become a voice that causes the heavens to tremble.
The direst foe of courage is the fear itself, not the object of it; and the man who can overcome his own terror is a hero and more.
My testimony has been my anchor and my stay, my satisfaction in times of joy and gladness, my comfort in times of sorrow and discouragement.
Fortunately for themselves and the world, nearly all men are cowards and dare not act on what they believe. Nearly all our disasters come of a few fools having the "courage of their convictions."
The future is taking shape now in our own beliefs and in the courage of our leaders. Ideas and leadership - not natural or social "forces" - are the prime movers in human affairs.
Science is the acceptance of what works and the rejection of what does not. That needs more courage than we might think.
We each need to make our lion's roar - to persevere with unshakable courage when faced with all manner of doubts and sorrows and fears - to declare our right to awaken.
What a glorious legacy of faith, courage, and ingenuity those noble early Mormon pioneers have left for us to build upon. My admiration for them deepens the longer I live.
The courage to work with ourselves comes as basic trust in ourselves, as a sort of fundamental optimism.
Christianity offers reasons for not fearing death or the universe, and in so doing it fails to teach adequately the virtue of courage.
The Romans used to say that courage is not the only virtue, but it's the only one that makes the other virtues possible.
It is said that the compensation for the effort courage, tenacity, and endurance displayed during the journey was not happiness. Nor glory. What God offered as a reward was only rest.
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
The challenge these days, is to be somewhere, to belong to some particular place, invest oneself in it, draw strength and courage from it, to dwell in a community.
Where there is a brave man, in the thickest of the fight, there is the post of honor.
Courage taught me no matter how bad a crisis gets… any sound investment will eventually pay off.
Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh - over fear...Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage.
Even within the last three or four years, I have a greater ability to communicate, I think. I have more courage to show the stuff... And it does take courage.
The man of fixed ingrained principles who has mapped out a straight course, and has the courage and self-control to adhere to it, does not find life complex. Complexities are all of our own making.
To preserve one's mind intact through a modern college education is a test of courage and endurance, but the battle is worth it and the stakes are the highest possible to man: the survival of reason.
I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves.
Wars have no memory, and nobody has the courage to understand them until there are no voices left to tell what happened.
Faith in the guidance of Spirit gives you the courage to take risks, because you're assured that whatever happens, a Higher Power is on your side and you will survive.
