Quotes About Courage

If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms—never—never—never! You cannot conquer America.

I love the Americans because they love liberty, and I love them for the noble efforts they made in the last war.

Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

Polar Bear?" "Yeah, Red Fox?" "When the two of us come paddlin' in, you bring on them dancin' girls." The radio crackled. "Hear?" "You bet, Red Fox," Kazaklis replied, fighting hopelessly against his faltering voice. Moreau gazed into the cockpit canopy through the blur of moistened eyes and saw the pilot snap a cocky thumbs-up at them. "Luck!" she and Kazaklis said simultaneously. But before the word was out, the gleaming fighter was gone and the B-52 plowed head-on into the murk of the storm.

After every storm the sun will smile for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.

To be sure, the Finnish soldier was aware of the numerical odds against him, but he rendered those odds less terrible by cracking jokes about them: "They are so many, and our country is so small, where will we find room to bury them all?

Courage exposes ambushes. Steadfastness destroys enemies. Keep your victories hidden. Do not sulk over defeat. Accept good. Bend before evil. Learn the rhythm which binds all men.

where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare to live.

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.

Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.

Looking back on my life, I wish I'd stepped forward and made a fool of myself more often when I was younger -- because when you do, you find out you can do it.

The best safety lies in fear.

Where is your ancient courage? You were used to say extremities was the trier of spirits; That common chances common men could bear; That when the sea was calm all boats alike showed mastership in floating.

The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger.

Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.

When valour preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with.

It comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhood more approbation than ever proof itself would have earned him.

Daffodils,That come before the swallow dares, and takeThe winds of March with beauty.

For courage mounteth with occasion.

To fear the worst oft cures the worse.

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

But I am pigeon-liver'd, and lack gallTo make oppression bitter.

Yield not thy neckTo fortune's yoke, but let thy dauntless mindStill ride in triumph over all mischance.