Quotes About Courage

I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.

Life is a storm. One minute you will bathe under the sun and the next you will be shattered upon the rocks. That's when you shout, Do your worst, for I will do mine! and you will be remembered forever.

A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.

Besides we are men, and after all it is our business to risk our lives.

Upon my word, said Dantes, you make me shudder. Is the world filled with tigers and crocodiles? Yes; and remember that two legged tigers and crocodiles are more dangerous than the others.

My son, be worthy of your noble name, worthily borne by your ancestors for over five hundred years. Remember it's by courage, and courage alone, that a nobleman makes his way nowadays. Don't be afraid of opportunities, and seek out adventures. My son, all I have to give you is fifteen ecus, my horse, and the advice you've just heard. Make the most of these gifts, and have a long, happy life.

Upon my word,' said Dantes, 'you make me tremble. If I listen much longer to you, I shall believe the world is filled with tigers and crocodiles.' 'Remember that two-legged tigers and crocodiles are more dangerous than those that walk on four.

No, I slept as I always do when I am bored and have not the courage to amuse myself, or when I am hungry and have not the desire to eat.--The Count of Monte Cristo

It was like the eve of a battle; the hearts beat, the eyes laughed, and they felft that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was after all, a good thing.

Pain, anguish and suffering in human life are always in proportion to the strength with which a man is endowed.

Great is the truth, fire can not burn, nor water can drown it!

D'Artagnan, my friend, thou art brave, thou art prudent, thou hast excellent qualities, but- women will destroy thee! -D'Artagnan

Before one is afraid, one sees clearly; while one is afraid, one sees double; and after being afraid, one sees dimly.

I will follow him to hell, and that is saying not a little, as I believe him entirely capable of the descent.

He was a fine, tall, slim young fellow, with black eyes, and hair as dark as the raven's wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradle to contend with danger.

But that's not the name of a man, it's the name of a mountain! (...) It is my name, Athos said calmly. But you said your name was d'Artagnan. I? Yes, you. That is to say, someone said to me: 'You are M. d'Artagnan?' I replied: 'You think so?' My guards shouted that they were sure of it. I did not want to vex them. Besides, I might have been mistaken.

Come now, be a man!' he thought. 'We are used to adversity; let's not be crushed by a mere disappointment, or else I shall have suffered for nothing. The heart breaks when it has swelled too much in the warm breath of hope, then finds itself enclosed in cold reality.

Follow me. He who lives will see. - D'Artagnan

Joyful friends, mostly loyal, they hadn't abandoned their protector before the gathering storm; and despite the threatening sky, despite the shuddering earth, they remained, smiling, considerate, and as devoted to misfortune as they had been to prosperity.

Man upon this earth must expect everything, and ought to face everything.

But the kings of modern times, restrained by the limits of mere probability, have neither courage nor desire. They fear the eat that hears their orders, and the eye that scrutinizes their actions.

Never be afraid of opportunities, always be on the lookout for adventures.

Forward! Still forward! said he. When it shall be time, God will tell me, as he has told the others.

My lord," said D'Artagnan, "Monsieur de Vallon [Porthos] is like me, he prefers service extraordinary—that is to say, enterprises that are considered mad and impossible.