Quotes About Courage

For years, I had fought against my heart, because I was afraid of sadness, suffering, and abandonment. But now I knew that true love was above all that and that it would be better to die than to fail to love. I had thought that only others had the courage to love. But now I discovered that I too was capable of loving. Even if loving meant leaving, or solitude, or sorrow, love was worth every penny of its price.

In the lives of individuals, just as in society at large, the profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame. When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready... The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

love doesn't ask many questions, because once we start thinking, we start to feel afraid. It's an inexplicable fear and there's no point putting it into words. Risks are there to be taken.

Lo que perturba es el riesgo de ser diferente, y el horror de ser igual...

Nothing beats that moment of revelation when shyness loses ground to boldness, and quiet moans turn into squeals and swearing.

I observed the woman I had been up until then: weak but trying to give the impression of strength. Fearful of everything but telling herself it wasn't fear - it was the wisdom of someone who knew what reality was.

Why don't people's hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams? the boy asked the alchemist. Because that's what makes a heart suffer most, and hearts don't like to suffer.

Such are the lives of those who haven't the courage to risk: solutions are generously provided by God, but people always seek complicated explanations, and end up doing nothing.

May your morning be a beautiful one, with the sun shining on your soldier's armour, for in the afternoon I will defeat you.

Nothing happens without effort. You have to have faith. And for that, you have to break down the barriers of prejudice, which requires courage. To have courage, you must conquer your fears. And so on and so forth. Let's make peace with our days. We can't forget that life is on our side. It also wants to get better. Let's help it out!

What makes a person hate themselves? Cowardice, perhaps. Or the eternal fear of being wrong, of not doing what others expect. A few moments ago I was happy, I forgot I was under the sentence of death; then when I remembered the situation I'm in, I felt frightened.

But no one gets lost - the hand of the merciful God always lies on the heads of courageous men and women, those who dare to be different because they believe in their dreams.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

We all know I won't be killed because of this stupid allegation of espionage, but because I decided to be who I always dreamed. And the price of a dream is always high.

Loyalty can never be imposed by force, fear, insecurity, or intimidation.

Traveling is not always a question of money, but of courage. You spent a great part of your life going around the world like a hippie: what money did you have then? None. You could hardly afford the tickets, and nevertheless I believe they were some of the best years of your life - eating badly, sleeping at railway stations, unable to communicate because of the language, being forced to depend on others just in order to find some shelter to spend the night.

If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself. And if you do not know yourself, you will begin to fear the void.

Losing a battle or losing everything we thought we possessed will bring us moments of sadness, but when those moments pass, we will discover the hidden strength that exists in each of us, a strength that will surprise us and increase our self-respect.

Mi corazón tiene miedo de sufrir -dijo el muchacho al Alquimista, una noche en que miraban al cielo sin luna. -Explícale que el miedo a sufrir es peor que el propio sufrimiento.

If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible (By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept)

One of the most aggressive things a human being can do is to go against what he or she believes is nice or pretty.

Tell your story: Yes, tell your story. Show your example. Tell everyone it's possible, and others shall feel the courage, to climb their own mountains.

Only those who fail to recognize that inner strength will say, I lost, and be sad.

Then you'll die in the midst of trying to realize your Personal Legend. That's a lot better than dying like millions of other people, who never even knew what their Personal Legends were.