Quotes About Courage

Birth is a shadow. Courage, self-sustained, outlords succession's phlegm, and needs no ancestors.

Courage in danger is half the battle. [Lat., Bonus animus in mala re, dimidium est mali.]

Courage is like the diamond,--very brilliant; not changed by fire, capable of high polish, but except for the purpose of cutting hard bodies useless.

What this misguided world and generation needs is a massive group of courageous and caring, wise and unwearying women.

Why, courage then! what cannot be avoided 'Twere childish weakness to lament or fear.

Fortune is the best school of courage when she is fraught with anger, in the same way as winds and tempests are the school of the sailorboy.

It takes courage to realize that you are greater than your moods, greater than your thoughts, and that you can control your moods and thoughts.

Because of what America is and what America has done, a firmer courage, a higher hope, inspires the heart of all humanity.

Necessity is not merely the father of invention; it is the father of courage.

All free peoples are deeply impressed by the courage and steadfastness of the Greek nation.

Hope awakens courage. He who can implant courage in the human soul is the best physician.

What you learn from studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make strong choices.

Courage is a strange thing: One can never be sure of it

My courage does not depend on the weather.

I had never liked bullying of any sort, especially when an individual acquires his courage by becoming part of a faceless mob. I always say if you need fake courage, get it out of a bottle like I do.

The Romans rightly employed the same word (virtus) to designate courage, which is, in a physical sense, what the other is in a moral; the highest virtue of all being victory over ourselves.

We each need to make our lion's roar - to persevere with unshakable courage when faced with all manner of doubts and sorrows and fears - to declare our right to awaken.

Courage and modesty are the most unequivocal of virtues, for they are of a kind that hypocrisy cannot imitate; they too have this quality in common, that they are expressed by the same color.

Everyone became brave from excess of terror.

If you are willing to reflect on the courage and moderation of other people, you will find them strange.

Everyones got dreams, find the courage to follow your own.

If our country is to survive and prosper, we must summon the courage to condemn and reject the liberal agenda, and we had better do it soon.

I'll know how to die with courage; that is easier than living.

There is danger in courage. Cowardice is a power for good. We hardly know what it prevents.