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Courage Quotes

"I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it."

"I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

Courage, Dignity, May, State

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"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Courage, Death, Love, Fear, Honor

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"Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free."

"Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Courage, Fearlessness, Joy, Freedom

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"Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide."

"Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide."

Andrew Johnson, American President

Courage, Constitution, Conviction

15

"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."

"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."

Pericles, Greek Statesman

Courage, Freedom, Possession

15

"Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them."

"Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them."

Jim Davis, American Cartoonist

Courage, Cats, Deep

15

"You must play boldly to win."

"You must play boldly to win."

Arnold Palmer, American Athlete

15

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

e. e. cummings, American Poet

15

"Don't desire kindness but desire courage so that you may persist on the right path."

"Don't desire kindness but desire courage so that you may persist on the right path."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Courage, Kindness, Path, Persistence

15

"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."

"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Courage, Risk, Will

15

"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared."

"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared."

Eddie Rickenbacker, American Aviator

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"Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it."

"Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it."

Tori Amos, American Musician

Courage, Healing

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"The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue."

"The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Courage, Virtue, Endurance, Fatigue

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"Always be fearless. Walk like lion, talk like pigeons, live like elephants and love like an infant child."

"Always be fearless. Walk like lion, talk like pigeons, live like elephants and love like an infant child."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Courage, Fearlessness, Inspirational, Confidence

14

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

14

"Can you do it? When the time comes? When the time comes there will be no time. Now is the time. Curse God and die. What if it doesn't fire? It has to fire. Could you crush that beloved skull with a rock?"

"Can you do it? When the time comes? When the time comes there will be no time. Now is the time. Curse God and die. What if it doesn't fire? It has to fire. Could you crush that beloved skull with a rock?"

Cormac McCarthy, American Writer

Courage, Time, Action, Death, Decision

14

"Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage."

"Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage."

William J. Slim, British General

Courage, Virtue

13

"The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you."

"The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you."

Elmer Davis, American Journalist

13

"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do."

"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do."

Helen Keller, American Author

13

"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die."

"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Courage, Contradiction, Desire

13

"Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions."

"Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions."

Ian Smith, British Prime Minister

Courage, Freedom, Justice, Principles

13

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

Anais Nin, American Author

13

"I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing."

"I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Nothing

13

"Fear tries to get us to give up but faith takes us all the way through to victory."

"Fear tries to get us to give up but faith takes us all the way through to victory."

Joyce Meyer, American Author

Courage, Fear, Faith, Victory, Struggle

13

"Her scar tissue, which she seems to amass both physically and mentally, may not be pretty, but they have become tougher than if she had never been wounded at all."

"Her scar tissue, which she seems to amass both physically and mentally, may not be pretty, but they have become tougher than if she had never been wounded at all."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Courage, Strength, Survival, Resilience, Healing

13

"The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage."

"The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage."

Joseph Conrad, Polish Novelist

Courage, Man, Want, Will

13

"The danger of venturing into uncharted waters is not nearly as dangerous as staying on shore, waiting for your boat to come in."

"The danger of venturing into uncharted waters is not nearly as dangerous as staying on shore, waiting for your boat to come in."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Courage, Risk, Adventure, Comfort, Change

13

"I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody."

"I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody."

J. D. Salinger, American Novelist

12

"If you can overcome love, you can overcome fear. If you can overcome fear, you can overcome death."

"If you can overcome love, you can overcome fear. If you can overcome fear, you can overcome death."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Courage, Love, Fear, Death

12

"I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin."

"I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin."

Wavy Gravy, American Activist

Courage, Struggle

12

"Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets."

"Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets."

George S. Patton, American Soldier

12

"The people who overcome their fears are the ones who can achieve their dreams."

"The people who overcome their fears are the ones who can achieve their dreams."

Eraldo Banovac, Croatian Scientist

Courage, Fear, Achievement, Motivational, Dream

12

"Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information."

"Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information."

Peter Ustinov, English Actor

Courage, Cowardice, Information

12

"Be daring and determined. There is nothing to lose in this life."

"Be daring and determined. There is nothing to lose in this life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Daring, Determined, Lose, Life

12

"Necessity makes even the timid brave."

"Necessity makes even the timid brave."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Courage, Necessity

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"Noble souls through dust and heat rise from disaster and defeat the stronger."

"Noble souls through dust and heat rise from disaster and defeat the stronger."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Courage, Soul, Strength, Disaster, Defeat

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"You are treading your path of greatness: now it must call up all your courage that there is no longer a path behind you!You are treading your path of greatness: no one shall steal after you here! Your foot itself has extinguished the path behind you, and above that path stands written: Impossibility."

"You are treading your path of greatness: now it must call up all your courage that there is no longer a path behind you!You are treading your path of greatness: no one shall steal after you here! Your foot itself has extinguished the path behind you, and above that path stands written: Impossibility."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Courage, Path, Greatness, Life

12

"Courage without conscience is a wild beast."

"Courage without conscience is a wild beast."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Courage, Conscience

11

"We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer."

"We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer."

Robert Falcon Scott, British Explorer

Courage, End, Will

11

"The narrator analyzes that the maturing, passing away boy within him, "had issued me a challenge as he passed the baton to the man in me: He had challenged me to have the courage to become a gentle, harmless man."

"The narrator analyzes that the maturing, passing away boy within him, "had issued me a challenge as he passed the baton to the man in me: He had challenged me to have the courage to become a gentle, harmless man."

Pat Conroy, American Writer

Courage, Analyzes, Maturing, Bravery

11

"True courage is in knowing that there is nothing to scare you."

"True courage is in knowing that there is nothing to scare you."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Courage, Fear, Strength, True

11

"We all have the potential to be winners, but sadly, some of us allow their fears and doubts to place theirs on hold."

"We all have the potential to be winners, but sadly, some of us allow their fears and doubts to place theirs on hold."

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

Courage, Fear, Doubt, Potential, Success

11

"Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free."

"Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free."

Paul Tillich, German Theologian

Courage, Decision, Being, Risk

11

"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."

"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Courage, Consistency, Virtue, Potential

11

"If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences."

"If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Courage, Truth, Power, Life, Wisdom

11

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Courage, Life, Enemies

11

"We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy."

"We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy."

Stokely Carmichael, American Activist

10

"The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable."

"The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable."

Terri Clark, Canadian Musician

10

"I want you to believe in yourself, and take chances, even if it is scary and even if you don't know what you are doing yet."

"I want you to believe in yourself, and take chances, even if it is scary and even if you don't know what you are doing yet."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Courage, Believe, Self, Fear, Strength

10

"The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow."

"The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow."

Jim Hightower, American Activist

Courage, Conformity, Cowardice, Fish

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