Quotes About Courage

Nurture your mind with great thoughts to believe in the heroic makes heroes.

The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.

To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Success is the child of audacity.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

The history of Heroes is the history of Youth.

Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere.

Without justice, courage is weak.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

George Washington, Commander of the American armies, who, like Joshua of old, commanded the sun and the moon to stand still, and they obeyed him.

One of the greatest captains of the age.

Fear God, and your enemies will fear you.

Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.

Fart for freedom, fart for liberty—and fart proudly.

They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. —written for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its Reply to the Governor , 11 November 1755

Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.

Do not fear mistakes.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

Quien renuncia a su libertad por seguridad, no merece ni libertad ni seguridad

Cowards can handle Arms, can strike where they are sure to meet with no Return, can wound, mangle and murder; but it belongs to brave Men to spare, and to protect.

I think all the heretics I have known have been virtuous men. They have the virtue of fortitude, or they would not venture to own their heresy; and they cannot afford to be deficient in any of the other virtues, as they would give advantage to their many enemies; and they have not, like orthodox sinners, such a number of friends to excuse or justify them.

If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you.