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Courage59 quotes
Fortune favors the brave. — Virgil · 19 BCGod, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr · 1932Be like a headland of rock on which the waves break incessantly: but it stands fast and around it the seething of the waters sinks to rest. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous. — Pericles · 430 BCWhat would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? — Vincent van Gogh · 1881I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854All 59 quotes →Taking risks14 quotes
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? — Vincent van Gogh · 1881I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854Here one must leave behind all hesitation;
here every cowardice must meet its death. — Dante Alighieri · 1321Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. — Helen Keller · 1940Fortune assists the brave. — Terence · 161 BCEven if strength fail, boldness at least will
Deserve praise: in great endeavors even to have
Had the will is enough. — Propertius · 15 BCAll 14 quotes →Facing one's fears4 quotes
We must travel in the direction of our fear. — John Berryman · 1942You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1960Friend, there's nobody up there shooting back at you. It isn't always being fast or even accurate that counts. It's being willing. I found out early that most men, regardless of cause or need, aren't willing. They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull a trigger. I won't. — J.B. Books · 1976No, we will not die like dogs, we will fight like lions because we are the three amigos! — Dusty Bottoms · 1986Fear4 quotes
Courage is as contagious as fear. — Susan Sontag · 2003We must travel in the direction of our fear. — John Berryman · 1942Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. — Mark Twain · 1894Our doubts are traitors
And makes us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt. — William Shakespeare · 1616Politics4 quotes
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1914You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it. — Vaclav Havel · 2007Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin · 1962Courage vs. fear3 quotes
Courage is as contagious as fear. — Susan Sontag · 2003Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. — Mark Twain · 1894Who has knowledge of what is to be dreaded and what is not—the man whom I call courageous? — Nicias · 380 BCCowardice3 quotes
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once. — William Shakespeare · 1599To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1914You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you run away from danger, you have no courage. You're confusing courage with wisdom. — The Wizard of Oz · 1939Political courage3 quotes
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it. — Vaclav Havel · 2007Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin · 1962Bravery2 quotes
Fortune favors the brave. — Virgil · 19 BCBut the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it. — Pericles · 430 BCFailure2 quotes
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1899Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure. — Charlie Kaufman · 2011Life2 quotes
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? — Vincent van Gogh · 1881Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. — Anais Nin · 1941Living life to the fullest2 quotes
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. — Anais Nin · 1941Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. — Helen Keller · 1940Overcoming obstacles2 quotes
As in religion, so in politics, it is faith, and not despondency, that overcomes mountains and scales the heavens. — William Seward · 1863Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. — John Quincy Adams · 1802Personal growth2 quotes
How few there are who have courage enough to own their Faults, or resolution enough to mend them! — Benjamin Franklin · 1743Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1963Progress2 quotes
You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it. — Vaclav Havel · 2007Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin · 1962Standing up for what's right2 quotes
Refuse to be an accomplice. — Simone Weil · 1933To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1914Success2 quotes
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1899Taking action2 quotes
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1960Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1963War2 quotes
If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight. — Herodotus · 430 BCIf a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo · 1716Willingness to fight2 quotes
No, we will not die like dogs, we will fight like lions because we are the three amigos! — Dusty Bottoms · 1986You can flinch, you have fighting spirit! — Tanaka · 1988Acceptance1 quote
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr · 1932Adventure1 quote
Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in a bed. — Charles Lindbergh · 1938Adversity1 quote
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. — John Quincy Adams · 1802Alienation1 quote
Oh how am I to face the odds
Of man's bedevilment and God's?
I, a stranger and afraid
In a world I never made. — A.E. Housman · 1922Battle of Thermopylae1 quote
If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight. — Herodotus · 430 BCBuckling under pressure1 quote
Friend, there's nobody up there shooting back at you. It isn't always being fast or even accurate that counts. It's being willing. I found out early that most men, regardless of cause or need, aren't willing. They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull a trigger. I won't. — J.B. Books · 1976Character1 quote
They tell me you're a man with true grit. — Mattie Ross · 2010Confidence1 quote
Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1963Creativity1 quote
Creativity takes courage. — Henri MatisseCrying1 quote
But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer. — Viktor Frankl · 1946