Quotes About Courage

Right from the beginning, your troops must see you leading from the front, sharing their dangers and sacrifices—taking the cause as seriously as they do. Instead of trying to push them from behind, make them run to keep up with you.

In this world, where the game is played with loaded dice, a man must have a temper of iron, with armor proof to the blows of fate, and weapons to make his way against men. Life is one long battle; we have to fight at every step; and Voltaire very rightly says that if we succeed, it is at the point of the sword, and that we die with the weapon in our hand. —Arthur Schopenhauer

Our greatest weakness is losing heart, doubting ourselves, becoming unnecessarily cautious. Being more careful is not what we need; that is just a screen for our fear of conflict and of making a mistake.

Daily Law: What would you work on if no one was looking? If money were no object? TED Talk, "The Key to Transforming Yourself," October 23, 2013

Muestra heroísmo para conseguir carisma de por vida. A la inversa, el menor signo de cobardía o timidez arruinará el carisma que tengas.

Piénsalo así: hay dos tipos de fracaso. El primero resulta de no poner nunca a prueba tus ideas, por miedo o a la espera del momento adecuado. De esta clase de fracaso jamás aprenderás nada, y tu pusilanimidad te destruirá. El segundo tipo resulta de un espíritu intrépido y osado. Si tropiezas por esta razón, el daño que hagas a tu fama será muy inferior a tu aprendizaje.

The source of (50 Cents') power is his utter fearlessness.

If you run away or fight back, in the long run you cannot win. If you surrender, you will almost always emerge victorious.

Embrace Your Weirdness The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. —Coco Chanel

Comprenda que, si bien la audacia no es natural, tampoco lo es la timidez. Ésta no es sino un hábito adquirido, adoptado a partir de un deseo de evitar conflictos. Si la timidez lo domina, extírpela.

Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.

The key in life is to always be willing to walk away.

Your timidity infects people with awkward energy, elicits embarrassment. Doubt springs up on all sides. Boldness destroys such gaps.

Do not underestimate the power of Tafari. He creeps like a mouse but he has jaws like a loin. - Balcha of Sidamo's last words before entering the monastery.

Weakness is no sin, and can even become a strength if you learn how to play it right.

fear is an emotion we find hard to resist or control

Hace falta más talento para amar que para mandar ejércitos. NINON DE L'ENCLOS

See yourself as an explorer.

Reserva tu prudencia para las horas de la preparación; pero una vez empezado el combate, vacía tu mente de dudas. Ignora a quienes se acobardan ante cualquier revés y piden el repliegue.

any rash fool can be a hero if he sets no value on his life, or hasn't the wit to appreciate danger. But to understand the risk, perhaps even to flinch at first, but then to summon the strength to face them down - that in my opinion is the most commendable form of valour

There are occasions when losing is a victory, so long as there is a fight.

If you are afraid of wolves, keep out of the woods. - J. V. Stalin, 1936

Brave words. Easy to write when one was young and death was still skulking over a distant hill somewhere... - Pg. 82

Let us drink to pointless heroism.