Quotes About Courage

Not as adventitious therefore will the wise man regard the faith that is in him. The highest truth he sees he will fearlessly utter; knowing that, let what may come of it, he is thus playing his right part in the world—knowing that if he can effect the change he aims at—well; if not—well also; though not so well.

W]orship, if not the child, is at least the brother, of fear.

To hate is to acknowledge our inferiority and our fear; we do not hate a foe whom we are confident we can overcome.

that I think many things with the clearest conviction, . . . which I never have the courage to say; but I will never say anything which I do not think.

A man is as young as the risks he takes.

Most Romans defended the gladiatorial games on the ground that the victims had been condemned to death for serious crimes, that the sufferings they endured acted as a deterrent to others, that the courage with which the doomed men were trained to face wounds and death inspired the people to Spartan virtues, and that the frequent sight of blood and battle accustomed Romans to the demands and sacrifices of war.

Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas, Quique metus omnes, et inexorabile fatum, Subjecit pedibus, strepitumque Acherontis avari—

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Forget mistakes, forget failures, forget everything, except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day.

religion stands, and philosophy accompanies it to the grave. In the beginning of all cultures a strong religious faith conceals and softens the nature of things, and gives men courage to bear pain and hardship patiently; at every step the gods are with them, and will not let them perish, until they do. Even then a firm faith will explain that it was the sins of the people that turned their gods to an avenging wrath;

My formula for greatness is Amor fati: . . . not only to bear up under every necessity, but to love it.

The wishbone will never replace the backbone

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.   Anais Nin

My mother groaned, my father wept, into the dangerous world I leapt.

The weak in courage is strong in cunning.

I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand.

A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage.

Fear & Hope are — Vision

I dried my tears, and armed my fears With ten-thousand shields and spears

A vague worry has started alongside my self-satisfaction: I have established, with amazing rapidity, a reputation for maniacal, self-destructive courage.

It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly." Isaac Asimov

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

Cornell off to realise another impossible dream, righting more geopolitical wrongs. In a way, she thought, you had to admire someone like that. They burned brighter than ordinary mortals.

Everyone in this life is defeated but a man, if he be a man, is not defeated.