Quotes About Bravery

Acts of bravery don't always take place on battlefields. They can take place in your heart, when you have the courage to honor your character, your intellect, your inclinations, and yes, your soul by listening to its clean, clear voice of direction instead of following the muddied messages of a timid world.

It's an essential part of maturing, putting fear aside, because if there's anything that cripples us it is fear.

I hid my wounds because I was ashamed...but now I know that I was also afraid of being reduced..

One day she bit James in the arm and made it bleed, and so Miss Flora and Miss Jessie, who are very fond of me, were afraid to come into the stable.

I wished to tell the truth, for truth always conveys its own moral to those who are able to receive it. But as the priceless treasure too frequently hides at the bottom of a well, it needs some courage to dive for it, especially as he that does so will be likely to incur more scorn and obloquy for the mud and water into which he has ventured to plunge, than thanks for the jewel he procures...

Aquel que no se atreve a agarrar la espina no debería ansiar la rosa.

Colui che non osa toccare la spina, non dovrebbe mai desiderare la rosa.

The young are not afraid of telling the truth.

I also have a brand-new prescription for gunfire jitters: When the shooting gets loud, proceed to the nearest wooden staircase. Run up and down a few times, making sure to stumble at least once. What with the scratches and the noise of running and falling, you won't even be able to hear the shooting, much less worry about it. Yours truly has put this magic formula to use, with great success!

I had to hold my head up high and put a bold face on things, but the thoughts keep coming anyways.

No, I'm not afraid, except when it comes to things about myself, but I'm working on that.

I live in a crazy time.

Will this year, 1944, bring us victory? We don't know yet. But where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. We'll need to be brave to endure the many fears and hardships and the suffering yet to come.

Be brave! Let's remember our duty and perform it without complaint. There will be a way out. God has never deserted our people. Through the ages Jews have had to suffer, but through the ages they've gone on living, and the centuries of suffering have only made them stronger. The weak shall fall and the strong shall survive and not be defeated!

Extraordinary things can happen to people who go into hiding. Just imagine, as there is no bath, we use a washtub and because

I now know that courage and happiness are needed first!

Jan Gies won't need to. He'll let his wife ride piggyback, and then Miep

Femeile sunt niÈ™te soldaÈ›i care lupt? È™i sufer? pentru supravieÈ›uirea omenirii, mult mai viteji, mult mai curajoÈ™i decât numeroÈ™ii eroi ai libert??ii cu gura lor mare.

There are many resistance groups, such as Free Netherlands, that forge identity cards, provide financial support to those in hiding, organize hiding places and find work for young Christians who go underground. It's amazing how much these generous and unselfish people do, risking their own lives to help and save others.

Above all, I have to maintain my air of confidence. No one must know that my heart and mind are constantly at war with each other.

January 28th, 1944 That's something we should never forget; while others display their heroism in battle or against the Germans, our helpers prove theirs every day by their good spirits and affection.

I get frightened myself when I think of close friends who are now at the mercy of the cruelest monsters ever to stalk the earth. And all because they're Jews.

I'm a woman, a woman with inner strength and a great deal of courage!

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