701 quotes
Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.
William Butler Yeats
Poet · Irish · 1865 – 1939
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
Maya Angelou
Poet · American · b. 1928
There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.
Orison Swett Marden
Writer · American
Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment.
Gerry Adams
Politician · Irish · b. 1948
All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.
Erma Bombeck
Journalist · American · 1927 – 1996
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Leader · French · 1769 – 1821
A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.
Jalal Talabani
Politician · Iraqi · b. 1933
How can faceless bureaucrats in an intelligence agency deny brave soldiers a chance to tell the truth?
Curt Weldon
Politician · American · b. 1947
There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
Alexander Hamilton
Politician · American · 1755 – 1804
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Leader · American · 1929 – 1968
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.
Victor Hugo
Author · French · 1802 – 1885
Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.
Jenny Shipley
Statesman · New Zealander · b. 1952
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
Sallust
Historian · Roman
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.
Georges Bernanos
Author · French · 1888 – 1948
Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
James Allen
Author · British
God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.
Elizabeth I
Royalty · English · 1533 – 1603
Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do it.
William Blackstone
Judge · English · 1723 – 1780
Our brave men and women are fighting around the world and they deserve relief.
Ellen Tauscher
Politician · American · b. 1951
Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.
Jonas Salk
Scientist · American · 1914 – 1995
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Epicurus
Philosopher · Greek
Courage is... 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
Statesman · Israeli · 1896 – 1973
There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.
The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.
Thomas S. Monson
Clergyman · American · b. 1927
Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors.
Jean Baudrillard
Sociologist · French · 1929 – 2007
The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Statesman · Filipino · b. 1947
Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
Oscar Wilde
Dramatist · Irish · 1854 – 1900
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
Leonardo da Vinci
Artist · Italian · 1452 – 1519
Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Statesman · Roman
The enchanting charms of this sublime science reveal only to those who have the courage to go deeply into it.
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Mathematician · German · 1777 – 1855
The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.
Arthur Erickson
Architect · Canadian · b. 1924
By the time we reached Virginia City I was considered a remarkable good shot and a fearless rider for a girl of my age.
Calamity Jane
Soldier · American · 1852 – 1903
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.
Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady · American · 1884 – 1962
The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.
Thucydides
Historian · Greek
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
John Quincy Adams
President · American · 1767 – 1848
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.
Thomas Hardy
Novelist · English · 1840 – 1928
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
Writer · American · 1888 – 1955
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
Erich Fromm
Psychologist · American · 1900 – 1980
James Lane Allen
Author · American · 1849 – 1925
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.
Publilius Syrus
Writer · Roman
The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.
Van Wyck Brooks
Critic · American · 1886 – 1963
I'll know how to die with courage; that is easier than living.
Georg Buchner
Dramatist · German · 1813 – 1837
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 no to be feared.
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
Pericles
Statesman · Greek
A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.
James Callaghan
Leader · English · 1912 – 2005
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
