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Best Courage Quotes
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? Vincent Van Gogh
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T. S. Eliot
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. J.K. Rowling
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston S. Churchill
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Steve Jobs
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E.E. Cummings
Courage is grace under pressure. Ernest Hemingway
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Harper Lee
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. Maya Angelou
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. Maya Angelou
The secret to happiness is freedom. And the secret to freedom is courage. Thucydides
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie
Bran thought about it. Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid? That is the only time a man can be brave, his father told him. George R.R. Martin
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. Andre Gide
Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine. Roy T. Bennett
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. Marcus Garvey
Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. Nora Ephron
He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. Socrates
Live the Life of Your Dreams Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. Roy T. Bennett
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Nelson Mandela
You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. William Faulkner
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. Billy Graham
Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it. C. JoyBell C.
Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them. Rabindranath Tagore
There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. Jane Austen
There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right. Ronald Reagan
Everyone has talent. What’s rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads. Erica Jong
Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid. Franklin P. Jones
Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. Maya Angelou
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity. W. Clement Stone
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. August Wilson
Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it. Albert Camus
Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. Rumi
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. George S. Patton
Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone. Roy T. Bennett
Courage is knowing what not to fear. Plato
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. Anais Nin
The best protection any woman can have is courage. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. John A. Shedd
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. E. F. Schumacher
For what it’s worth it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again. Eric Roth
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. Rollo May
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear not absence of fear. Mark Twain
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice. Confucius
Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing. Emma Donoghue
It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power. Alan Cohen
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny. Paulo Coelho
True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is. Norman Schwarzkopf
Courage is found in unlikely places. J.R.R. Tolkien
He who is brave is free. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone. Roy T. Bennett
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. J. K. Rowling
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Nelson Mandela
The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. Jim Hightower
The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter. Paulo Coelho
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself. Charlie Chaplin
All happiness depends on courage and work. Honoré de Balzac
Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love. Ovid
We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don’t have something better. C. JoyBell C.
We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends. Mary McLeod Bethune
Freedom lies in being bold. Robert Frost
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them. Benjamin Franklin
Courage isn’t having the strength to go on it is going on when you don’t have strength. Napoleon Bonaparte
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. Eddie Rickenbacker
With enough courage, you can do without a reputation. Margaret Mitchell
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill
I have accepted fear as part of life specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says turn back. Erica Jong
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. Aristotle
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. Helen Keller
It’s your life; you don’t need someone’s permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart. Roy T. Bennett
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts. John Wooden
At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey. Lemony Snicket
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Muhammad Ali
Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it. Ann Landers
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke. Benjamin Disraeli
Be Brave and Take Risks You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward. Roy T. Bennett
To create one’s world in any of the arts takes courage. Georgia O’Keeffe
Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don’t believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it’s good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason. Andrew Solomon
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. C. S. Lewis
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake. Victor Hugo
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. Carl von Clausewitz
No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens. Veronica Roth
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. John F. Kennedy
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light. Brene Brown
Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall. Ray Bradbury
Become major, Paul. Live like a hero. That’s what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for? J.M. Coetzee
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. Anais Nin
Life is made of so many moments that mean nothing. Then one day, a single moment comes along to define every second that comes after. Such moments are tests of courage, of strength. Sabaa Tahir
Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self sacrifice. The spirit of self sacrifice creates trust in the power of love. Morihei Ueshiba
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along. Eleanor Roosevelt
So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings. J.R.R. Tolkien
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. Amelia Earhart
Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness. R.J. Palacio
Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway. John Wayne
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. Maya Angelou
Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top. Joseph Smith, Jr.
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow. Mary Anne Radmacher
Don’t Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. Don Miguel Ruiz
Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Harper Lee
Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence. Pope John Paul II
Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it’s actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe. Christopher Paolini
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel
Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything. Marilyn Monroe
Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse
The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage. Carrie Jones
Boldness be my friend. William Shakespeare
Without fear there cannot be courage. Christopher Paolini
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. Robert Green Ingersoll
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. Andre Gide
One man with courage is a majority. Thomas Jefferson
If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That’s much more powerful than rebelling outside the system. Marie Lu
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. Erich Fromm
The strongest people find the courage and caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm. Roy T. Bennett
We must become bigger than we have been more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community. Haile Selassie
I am my own biggest critic. Before anyone else has criticized me, I have already criticized myself. But for the rest of my life, I am going to be with me and I don’t want to spend my life with someone who is always critical. So I am going to stop being my own critic. It’s high time that I accept all the great things about me. C. JoyBell C.
Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others. Samuel Johnson
To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength. Criss Jami
To have courage for whatever comes in life everything lies in that. Saint Teresa of Avila
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered. Michael J. Fox
Fate loves the fearless. James Russell Lowell
Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear. Roy T. Bennett
Courage is found in unlikely places. J. R. R. Tolkien
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. Mark Twain
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death. Omar N. Bradley
If I am to be fallen into love, I will. And if as a result I will appear to be stupid, disillusioned, and of poor judgment, I will. And I would be damned if I cared what other people think. For I would rather be thought of as all of these things, than not love. If in loving, I become the naked woman on the horse, I will ride that horse with my head held high. This is my spirit. I am unbreakable. C. JoyBell C.
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. Sydney Smith
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. Audre Lorde
If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed. David Viscott
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit. J.R.R. Tolkien
If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. John Irving
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. Desmond Tutu
Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Harper Lee
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? Vincent Van Gogh
Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean. Christopher Reeve
Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. Frederick Buechner
Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there’s really nothing to lose. There’s no wrong you can’t make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There’s no bounds. Jewel
It takes strength and courage to admit the truth. Rick Riordan
The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself. George Bernard Shaw
You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope. Thomas Merton
Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information. Peter Ustinov
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. Robert Louis Stevenson
Courage is a special kind of knowledge the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. David Ben Gurion
One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself. Shannon L. Alder
Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous. Thornton Wilder
It takes courage to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives. Marianne Williamson
Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. Dan Rather
Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You’ve taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway. Laurell K. Hamilton
It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self confidence is useless. Giacomo Casanova
The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently. Pema Chödrön
Courage a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. William Tecumseh Sherman
The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die. Juliette Lewis
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason. Alfred North Whitehead