Quotes About Bravery

Life shrinks and expands in proportion to one's courage.

El hombre no puede descubrir nuevos océanos a menos que tenga el coraje de perder de vista la costa.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has courage to lose sight of the shore

La peur du ridicule obtient de nous les pires lâchetés

What you feel doesn't matter in the end; it's what you do that makes you brave.

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

Kelson winced. "We lost seven good men in the last fight." "Good men die the same as bad ones," Storm said. "Maybe more often. They'll risk more to do what's right.

Freedom is not an abstaction, nor is a little of it enough. A little more is not enough either. Having less, being less, empoverished in freedom and rights, women then invariably have less self-respect: less self-respect than any human being needs to live a brave and honest life.

The greatest of all weakness is the fear of appearing week.

The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak. • J. B. Bossuet, Politics from

The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak. • J. B. Bossuet, Politics from Holy Writ, 1709

In this way, the bravery of the warrior underwrites collective civic cowardice, while fostering a slack, insipid patriotism.

American warriors may not win wars, but they do perform the invaluable service of providing their countrymen with an excuse to avoid introspection. They make second thoughts unnecessary. In this way, the bravery of the warrior underwrites collective civic cowardice, while fostering a slack, insipid patriotism. In

Sei come una strada buia e fredda che conduce in un luogo sconosciuto e… e io sono spaventata ma nonostante ciò, per qualche strana ragione, continuo a percorrerla. Percorrila un'ultima volta e ti accorgerai che quella strada non fa più paura.

Name a day, name an hour, in which Arthur Less was not afraid. Of ordering a cocktail, taking a taxi, teaching a class, writing a book. Afraid of these and almost everything else in the world. Strange, though; because he is afraid of everything, nothing is harder than anything else. Taking a trip around the world is no more terrifying than buying a stick of gum. The daily dose of courage.

Have you met someone?" "Me? I think maybe I'll go it on my own. Maybe I'm better that way. Maybe I was always better that way and it was just that when I was young, I was so scared, and now I'm not scared.

Life was not hard; you shouldered it bravely, knowing all the time that if you sent the signal, help would arrive.

What had Freddy mean, the bravest person I know? For Less, it is a mystery. Name a day, name an hour, in which Arthur Less was not afraid. Of ordering a cocktail, taking a taxi, teaching a class, writing a book. Afraid of these and almost everything else in the world. Strange, though; because he is afraid of everything, nothing is harder than anything else. Taking a trip around the world is no more terrifying than buying a stick of gum. The daily dose of courage.

What had Freddy meant, the bravest person I know? For Less, it is a mystery. Name a day, name an hour, in which Arthur Less was not afraid. Of ordering a cocktail, taking a taxi, teaching a class, writing a book. Afraid of these and almost everything else in the world. Strange, though; because he is afraid of everything, nothing is harder than anything else. Taking a trip around the world is no more terrifying than buying a stick of gum. The daily dose of courage.

Treating an identity as an illness invites real illness to make a braver stand.

Prozac doesn't do it unless we help it along. Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.

If you banish the dragons, you banish the heroes.

Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds.

Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason. These fortune-cookie admonitions sound pat, but the surest way out of depression is to dislike it and not to let yourself grow accustomed to it. Block out the terrible thoughts that invade your mind.