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Quotes About Courage

Well-made you are, 'tis not to be denied, The rest a bold address will win you; If you but in yourself confide, At once confide all others in you.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Human nature," I continued, "has its limits. It is able to endure a certain degree of joy, sorrow, and pain, but becomes annihilated as soon as this measure is exceeded. The question, therefore, is, not whether a man is strong or weak, but whether he is able to endure the measure of his sufferings. The suffering may be moral or physical; and in my opinion it is just as absurd to call a man a coward who destroys himself, as to call a man a coward who dies of a malignant fever.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Be brave, and show them what you've got, [85] Have Fantasy with all her chorus, yes, Mind, Reason, Passion, Tears, the lot, But don't you leave out Foolishness.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in pretending to be brave, to stiffen the others' courage, I found my own courage.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is much easier to die than to bear a life of misery with fortitude.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
bazen bir an için kalk?p gitme, ba?lar? koparma cesaretini buluyorum kendimde, ke?ke nereye gidece?imi bilsem. herhalde giderdim.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Tanr?sal ruhlar?n dola?t??? bu dudaklara bir öpücük kondurmaya hiçbir zaman cesaret etmeyece?im!
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Specia umana se poarta pretutindeni la fel. Majoritatea oamenilor isi intrebuinteaza cea mai mare parte din timp ca sa traiasca si putina libertate care le mai ramane ii inspaimanta atat de tare, incat fac tot ce le sta in putinta ca sa scape de dansa. O, destin al omului!
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
eu acho tão espantoso que se chame de covarde ou de desgraçado àquele que se priva da vida, como acharia impertinente chamar de covarde ao que sucumbe a uma febre maligna.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Evet Wilhelm, bazen bir an için kalk?p gitme, ba?lar? koparma cesareti buluyorum kendimde, ke?ke nereye gidece?imi bilsem! heralde giderdim.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To his spirit and character you cannot refuse your admiration and love; to his fate you will not deny your tears.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ik heb wel eens zo'n ogenblik van steigerende, bevrijdende moed, maar dan -- als ik maar wist waar naartoe -- dan ging ik wel.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Qualquer coisa que você possa fazer ou sonhar, você pode começar. A ousadia tem genialidade, poder e magia em si.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Auf diesem Basar herumzugondolieren und auf die Frosch- und Spinnenjagd mit großer Freundlichkeit auszuziehen.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
S? ridic perdeaua ?i s? trec dup? ea, asta e tot! ?i ce atâta ?ov?ial? ?i t?r?g?neal?! Pentru c? nu se ?tie ce este dincolo de ea? O însu?ire caracteristic? a spiritului nostru este aceea de-a b?nui c? e numai tulburare ?i întunecime acolo unde nu ?tim l?murit ce este.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Temevano di ferirsi, e proprio questo timore era il primo a essere ferito e il primo a ferire.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I know very well that we are not and cannot be all equal; but in my opinion he who avoids the common people in order to command their respect, is as culpable as a coward who hides himself from his enemy because he fears defeat.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ci sono casi, sì, ce ne sono, in cui ogni consolazione è viltà e la disperazione un dovere.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
She had simply shed the mantle of slavery as easily as she had worn it, making him realize that she had never really worn it at all.
~ Johanna Lindsey
The Vikings did not believe in leaving their futures to the fates, but in carving their own fates . It was believed the gods would reward those who went forth valiantly to conquer and to gain. Vikings gave no account to meekness, or suffering patience. They fought for what they wanted. Defeat held no honor.
~ Johanna Lindsey
I save my screams for murder attempts
~ Johanna Lindsey
Ships and sails proper for the heavenly air should be fashioned. Then there will also be people, who do not shrink from the dreary vastness of space.
~ Johannes Kepler
piratical instincts,
~ John A. Farrell