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Courage Quotes

"True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher."

"True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher."

John Petit-Senn, French Poet

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"One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow."

"One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Conquer, Sea, Ocean, Preparedness

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"Jump and let's build our wings on the way down."

"Jump and let's build our wings on the way down."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Courage, Risk, Creativity, Action

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"Life is a test of courage, It's only worth if you can learn to withstand your most trying times and remain stable, steady, simple and strong in different places and spaces."

"Life is a test of courage, It's only worth if you can learn to withstand your most trying times and remain stable, steady, simple and strong in different places and spaces."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Courage, Life, Strength, Resilience

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"I have done, this year, what I said I would: overcome my fear of facing a blank page day after day, acknowledging myself, in my deepest emotions, a writer, come what may."

"I have done, this year, what I said I would: overcome my fear of facing a blank page day after day, acknowledging myself, in my deepest emotions, a writer, come what may."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Courage, Writing, Overcoming, Fear

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"My friend, you had horses, and deed of arms, and the free fields; but she, being born in the body of a maid, had a spirit and courage at least the match of yours. Yet she was doomed to wait upon an old man, whom she loved as a father, and watch him falling into a mean dishonoured dotage; and her part seemed to her more ignoble than that of the staff he leaned on."

"My friend, you had horses, and deed of arms, and the free fields; but she, being born in the body of a maid, had a spirit and courage at least the match of yours. Yet she was doomed to wait upon an old man, whom she loved as a father, and watch him falling into a mean dishonoured dotage; and her part seemed to her more ignoble than that of the staff he leaned on."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Courage, Spirit, Love, Duty

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"Sometimes it isn't fighting that's brave, it's facing the death you know is coming."

"Sometimes it isn't fighting that's brave, it's facing the death you know is coming."

Veronica Roth, American Author

Courage, Bravery, Death, Fear

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"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."

"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not."

"Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Courage, Truth, Life, Humanity

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"Dare to be a fool in the face of impossibilities."

"Dare to be a fool in the face of impossibilities."

TemitOpe Ibrahim, Nigerian Poet

Courage, Risk, Adventure, Inspirational

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"Leave complains behind; Stop worrying and murmuring about the difficulty of something that you have not even attempted doing! How do you know that it's difficult if you have not even attempted doing it? Go, give a try!"

"Leave complains behind; Stop worrying and murmuring about the difficulty of something that you have not even attempted doing! How do you know that it's difficult if you have not even attempted doing it? Go, give a try!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Attempt, Failure, Challenge

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"Trusting yourself means you dare walk alone."

"Trusting yourself means you dare walk alone."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Yourself, Dare, Walk, Alone

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"Do one thing every day that scares you."

"Do one thing every day that scares you."

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

Courage, Action, Motivational, Life

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"If adventurers were cowardly, no one would have crossed the nations; if sailors were fearful, no one would have crossed the oceans; if pilots were gutless, no one would have crossed the skies."

"If adventurers were cowardly, no one would have crossed the nations; if sailors were fearful, no one would have crossed the oceans; if pilots were gutless, no one would have crossed the skies."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Exploration, Determination

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"The tree that stands to the tempest is strong; the tree that refuses to bend, the strongest."

"The tree that stands to the tempest is strong; the tree that refuses to bend, the strongest."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Strength, Resilience, Flexibility

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"A willing heart, daring spirit!"

"A willing heart, daring spirit!"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Heart, Willing, Spirit, Daring

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"You've got to be brave and you've got to be bold. Brave enough to take your chance on your own discrimination - what's right and what's wrong what's good and what's bad."

"You've got to be brave and you've got to be bold. Brave enough to take your chance on your own discrimination - what's right and what's wrong what's good and what's bad."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Courage, Bravery, Boldness, Discrimination, Morality

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"There is always danger for those who are afraid."

"There is always danger for those who are afraid."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Courage, Danger, Fear, Life

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"No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears."

"No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears."

Ziad K. Abdelnour, Lebanese Author

Courage, Fear, Action, Achievement

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"Can a man still be brave if he's afraid? That's the only tine a man can be brave."

"Can a man still be brave if he's afraid? That's the only tine a man can be brave."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Courage, Fear, Bravery, Strength

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"She hadn't chosen the brave life. She'd chosen the small, fearful one."

"She hadn't chosen the brave life. She'd chosen the small, fearful one."

Ann Brashares, American Author

Courage, Fear, Choice, Truth

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"When one has no fear of insults, no one will insult him; that is the rule. The 'transactions' will continue as long as there is fear. The moment fear is gone, the transactions will end."

"When one has no fear of insults, no one will insult him; that is the rule. The 'transactions' will continue as long as there is fear. The moment fear is gone, the transactions will end."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Courage, Fear, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there were, it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day every day, sleeping it's life away. To hell with that," he said, "shake the tree and knock the great sloth down on his ass."

"Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there were, it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day every day, sleeping it's life away. To hell with that," he said, "shake the tree and knock the great sloth down on his ass."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Courage, Security, Life, Risk

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"Courage and fear were one thing too."

"Courage and fear were one thing too."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Courage, Fear, Emotion, Identity

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"Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it."

"Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Courage, Fear, Action, Truth

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"First you jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down."

"First you jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Courage, Risk, Creation, Action

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"Dare to take chances, there is no limit to the opportunities waiting for you."

"Dare to take chances, there is no limit to the opportunities waiting for you."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Dare, Take, Chances, Opportunities

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"Whatever you do you need courage. ... To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs."

"Whatever you do you need courage. ... To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Courage, Action, Determination, Leadership

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"If you're going into a very dark place, then you should take a bright light, and shine it on everything. If you don't want to see, why in God's name would you dare the dark at all?"

"If you're going into a very dark place, then you should take a bright light, and shine it on everything. If you don't want to see, why in God's name would you dare the dark at all?"

Stephen King, American Author

Courage, Darkness, Light, Bravery, Truth

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"You will never reach the stars without courage to lose sight of the ground."

"You will never reach the stars without courage to lose sight of the ground."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Stars, Ambition, Fear

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"Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning."

"Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning."

George Eliot, British Author

Courage, War, Fear, Strength

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"Find out what you're afraid of and go live there."

"Find out what you're afraid of and go live there."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Courage, Fear, Growth, Living

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"To Declare Your Stand For Righteousness Is To Eliminate Fear."

"To Declare Your Stand For Righteousness Is To Eliminate Fear."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Courage, Righteousness, Stand, Fear

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"A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before."

"A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"The uncertainties in life are so uncertain for us to determine the kind woe we shall be entangled in in the next future. When you stay dormant, your life is at risk; when you dare to take a step, you take a step to take a risk. We have a choice. Yes! a choice to choose to dare to get to our real reasons on earth or to choose to live in mediocrity and conformity, but, we ought to note that, it is riskier to risk nothing when the life we live is always at risk."

"The uncertainties in life are so uncertain for us to determine the kind woe we shall be entangled in in the next future. When you stay dormant, your life is at risk; when you dare to take a step, you take a step to take a risk. We have a choice. Yes! a choice to choose to dare to get to our real reasons on earth or to choose to live in mediocrity and conformity, but, we ought to note that, it is riskier to risk nothing when the life we live is always at risk."

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Uncertainty, Risk, Choice, Mediocrity

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"Everything in life will attack you if it senses your fear; animals, people - but faithful confidence wards off all manner of evil."

"Everything in life will attack you if it senses your fear; animals, people - but faithful confidence wards off all manner of evil."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Courage, Confidence, Power, Truth, Happiness

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"Fear makes a cub sound like a lion. Faith makes a lion sound like a cub."

"Fear makes a cub sound like a lion. Faith makes a lion sound like a cub."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Fear, Cub, Lion, Faith

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"[The Holy Spirit] will remain with every believer right to the end. This thought has encouraged me a thousand times in these dark days when satanic forces are at work."

"[The Holy Spirit] will remain with every believer right to the end. This thought has encouraged me a thousand times in these dark days when satanic forces are at work."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Courage, Spirit, Bravery, Holy

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"Do not let the fear of unknown deter you from trying. Keep trying until you succeed."

"Do not let the fear of unknown deter you from trying. Keep trying until you succeed."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Fear, Unknown, Try, Success

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"He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage."

"He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Courage, Common sense, Man, Meaning

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"Business is warfare, don't get into it if you are afraid to draw blood."

"Business is warfare, don't get into it if you are afraid to draw blood."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Business, Warfare, Challenge

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"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone, there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone, there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

Frank Herbert, American Writer

Courage, Fear, Mind, Strength, Overcoming

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"Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love."

"Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Courage, Love, Life, Soul

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"The bravest are the tenderest. The loving are the daring."

"The bravest are the tenderest. The loving are the daring."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Courage, Love, Tenderness, Emotion

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"The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage."

"The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

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"To become a better you, hurry up and take risks."

"To become a better you, hurry up and take risks."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Risk, Growth, Improvement, Action

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"The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods."

"The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Courage, Gods, Being, Ecstasy, Envy

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"The choice of courage is the confident in JESUS CHRIST."

"The choice of courage is the confident in JESUS CHRIST."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Confidence, Faith, Strength

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"If you fall, dare to rise up again."

"If you fall, dare to rise up again."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Fall, Dare, Rise, Again

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"Don't be afraid to make people mad. Your honesty will inspire your true followers. I piss off tons of people every day."

"Don't be afraid to make people mad. Your honesty will inspire your true followers. I piss off tons of people every day."

Ziad K. Abdelnour, Lebanese Author

Courage, Honesty, Truth, Inspirational

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