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Quotes About Courage

When we fear death, we are letting him wrap his bony hands around our necks during the best times of our lives, choking us with imaginary threats and preventing us from breathing the pure air of now.
~ Terri Guillemets
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to do is to know when to die. Prolonged life has ruined more men than it ever made.
~ Will Rogers (1879–1935)
Fear of death is fear of life— and fear of life is fear of all that is.
~ Terri Guillemets
Let the dragon in your soul be the keeper of your dreams — and breathe fire on all those who dare to tread, including your own demons and laziness.
~ Terri Guillemets
Let your sorrow smile once in a while.
~ Terri Guillemets
Spread your wings and let the fairy in you fly!
~ Author Unknown
Faith is not without worry or care, But Faith is Fear that has said a prayer.
~ Thelma Ireland, "Faith," 1943
Fear knocked at the door, faith opened it and lo, there was no one there.
~ Author unknown, c.1930s
Faith makes things possible, not easy.
~ Author Unknown
Faith is not about everything turning out okay; faith is about being okay no matter how things turn out.
~ Author Unknown
Blood will withstand the rocks.
~ Gaelic Proverb
Fear alone is real death to the brave man.
~ Proverb
To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom, in the pursuit of truth as in the endeavor after a worthy manner of life.
~ Bertrand Russell
He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fear is one part prudence.
~ Proverb
He who shows fear gives courage to his adversary.
~ Proverb
Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.
~ German proverb
Fear has big eyes.
~ Proverb
You are the one giving fear a leg to stand on.
~ Dodinsky
A coward's fear makes a brave man braver.
~ Proverb
Listen to the little voice of doubt only if it has something insightful to say, not if it's just spouting fear.
~ Terri Guillemets
Fear and courage are brothers.
~ Terri Guillemets
A coward's heart panteth in his breast...
~ Homer
He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear.
~ French proverb