Courage Quotes

On this page you will find all the quotes on the topic "Courage". There are currently 1754 quotes in our collection about Courage. Discover the TOP 10 sayings about Courage!
The best sayings about Courage that you can share on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks!
  • A little more patience, a little more charity for all, a little more devotion, a little more love; with less bowing down to the past, and a silent ignoring of pretended authority; brave looking forward to the future with more faith in our fellows, and the race will be ripe for a great burst of light and life.

    Courage   Past   Light  
    Elbert Hubbard (2012). “Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen”, p.8, tredition
  • For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.

    Selected Quotations from John F. Kennedy's Book "Profiles in Courage", www.jfklibrary.org. 1957.
  • The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.

    Courage   Men   Justice  
  • We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.

    Courage   Fear   Taught  
    John McCain, Mark Salter (2004). “Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life”, p.9, Random House
  • Our response to an event is more important than the event itself.

  • He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

    Samuel Johnson (1825). “The works of Samuel Johnson [ed. by F.P. Walesby].”, p.304
  • The professional soldier gains more and more power as the general courage of a community declines.

    Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). “The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton”, p.139, Simon and Schuster
  • Professional football in America is a special game, a unique game ... It is a rare game. The men who play it make it so. All of them are fearless. All of them are strong, quick. And all of them are part of a story that began long ago. A story written by men who found, in the sport, a demanding measure for their own courage and ability.

  • Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives. Such selfless courage is a victory in itself.

    Courage   Believe   Hero  
    N. D. Wilson (2009). “Dandelion Fire: Book 2 of the 100 Cupboards”, p.173, Random House Books for Young Readers
  • Few persons have courage enough to appear as good as they really are.

  • We only really face up to ourselves when we are afraid.

  • For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.

    Courage   Men   Blood  
    George Gissing (1909). “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”
  • Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.

    Life   Courage   Grief  
  • To face despair and not give in to it, that's courage.

  • The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

  • Let no man turn aside, ever so slightly, from the broad path of honour, on the plausible pretence that he is justified by the goodness of his end. All good ends can be worked out by good means.

    Charles Dickens (1868). “Barnaby Rudge: And Hard Times”, p.374
  • Send the harmony of a Great Desire vibrating through every fiber of your being. Pray for a task that will call forth your faith, your courage, your perseverance, and you spirit of sacrifice. Keep your hands and your soul clean, and the conquering current will flow freely.

  • Courage, of all national qualities, is the most precarious; because it is exerted only at intervals, and by a few in every nation; whereas industry, knowledge, civility, may be of constant and universal use, and for several ages, may become habitual to the whole people.

    David Hume (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of David Hume (Illustrated)”, p.706, Delphi Classics
  • It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.

    Courage   Bravery   Tasks  
    Matthieu Ricard (2011). “The Art of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill”, p.57, Atlantic Books Ltd
  • Every positive change - every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness - involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation. I have never found an exception.

    Change   Courage   Energy  
    Dan Millman (1992). “No Ordinary Moments: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life”, p.81, H J Kramer
  • I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

    Love   Life   Courage  
    j.d. salinger (1961). “franny and zooey”
  • Don't try to be brave when it is enough to be intelligent.

  • I will never forget that the only reason I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world.

    Courage   Purpose   World  
    "Are We Beacons of Democracy Only When it’s Easy?" by James Boyce, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 20, 2009.
  • One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

    "The Counterfeiters". Book by Andre Gide, 1925.
  • Courage is the form of every virtue at the testing point.

  • As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraine's democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko.

    "Go Orange!". National Review Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.
  • Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart.

    "You'll Never Walk Alone" (song) (1945)
  • If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment.

    Frances Wright (1829). “Course of popular lectures as delivered by Frances Wright: with three addresses on various public occasions, and a reply to the charges against the French reformers of 1789. Second edition”, p.31
  • Courage is of the heart by derivation, And great it is. But fear is of the soul.

    Courage   Heart   Soul  
    Robert Frost (1975). “The poetry of Robert Frost”
  • I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

    Courage   Freedom   Hero  
    Interview published with the "Biograph" album set, 1985.
Page 1 of 59
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • ...
  • 58
  • 59
  • We hope our collection of Courage quotes has inspired you! Our collection of sayings about Courage is constantly growing (today it includes 1754 sayings from famous people about Courage), visit us more often and find new quotes from famous authors!
    Share our collection of quotes on social networks – this will allow as many people as possible to find inspiring quotes about Courage!