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Courage Quotes

"If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else."

"If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else."

Reinhold Niebuhr, American Theologian

Courage, Danger

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"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

Mary Tyler Moore, American Actress

Courage, Being, Mistakes, Order

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"The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness."

"The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness."

Christopher Morley, American Author

Courage, Madness

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"True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable."

"True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable."

Jeremy Collier, English Clergyman

Courage, Mind, Result

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"He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it."

"He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Courage, Heart, Hate, Race

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"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

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"I am six feet tall. I am not supposed to be afraid."

"I am six feet tall. I am not supposed to be afraid."

Keith Miller, American Author

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"You must play boldly to win."

"You must play boldly to win."

Arnold Palmer, American Athlete

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"The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them."

"The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them."

Thomas Aquinas, Italian Theologian

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"How do you defeat terrorism? Don't be terrorized."

"How do you defeat terrorism? Don't be terrorized."

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

Courage, Resilience, Fear, Freedom

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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

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"The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable."

"The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable."

Paul Tillich, German Theologian

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"Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections."

"Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections."

Saint Francis de Sales, Swiss Clergyman

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

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

Anais Nin, American Author

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"The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully."

"The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

Courage, Desire

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"Don't be afraid of those failures that do not lead to a loss of life or that do not incapacitate people."

"Don't be afraid of those failures that do not lead to a loss of life or that do not incapacitate people."

Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Cameroonian Author

Courage, Fear, Failure, Resilience

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"I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test."

"I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test."

Oriana Fallaci, Italian Journalist

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"He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear."

"He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Courage, Fear, Power, Self

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"Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain."

"Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Courage, Death, Fear

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"Fear not those who argue but those who dodge."

"Fear not those who argue but those who dodge."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

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"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

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"In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?"

"In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?"

Virgil, Roman Poet

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"Courage can't see around corners but goes around them anyway."

"Courage can't see around corners but goes around them anyway."

Mignon McLaughlin, American Journalist

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"To persevere trusting in what hopes he has is courage in a man. The coward despairs."

"To persevere trusting in what hopes he has is courage in a man. The coward despairs."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Courage, Perseverance, Hope, Fear

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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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"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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"Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."

"Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Courage, Justice, Struggle, Survival

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"We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters."

"We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

Courage, Daughters, Sons

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"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

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"Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage."

"Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage."

Wendell Phillips, American Activist

Courage, Bravery, Instinct

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"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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"You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life."

"You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Courage, Life, Public, Will

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"Optimism is the foundation of courage."

"Optimism is the foundation of courage."

Nicholas M. Butler, American Philosopher

Courage, Optimism

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"Never pray for life to be easier, but pray for courage to go on and still enjoy every moment of beauty."

"Never pray for life to be easier, but pray for courage to go on and still enjoy every moment of beauty."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Courage, Life, Beauty, Purpose

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"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

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"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

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"Courage injures the strong ones who have no wisdom, but it motivates the brave ones, to always win."

"Courage injures the strong ones who have no wisdom, but it motivates the brave ones, to always win."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Courage, Wisdom, Strength, Motivational

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"There is no real bravery in getting paid to save someone's life. However, there is a large amount of bravery in a nurse break dancing at the hospital's Christmas party."

"There is no real bravery in getting paid to save someone's life. However, there is a large amount of bravery in a nurse break dancing at the hospital's Christmas party."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Courage, Bravery, Joy, Service

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"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

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"Courage without conscience is a wild beast."

"Courage without conscience is a wild beast."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Courage, Conscience

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"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."

"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."

Helen Keller, American Author

Courage, Danger

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"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Courage, Home, Fear, Want

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"Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage."

"Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Cowardice, Excess

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"Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity."

"Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity."

Augustine Og Mandino, American Author

Courage, Adversity, Og Mandino

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"Like a fellow running from or toward a gun ain't got time to worry whether the word for what he is doing is courage or cowardice."

"Like a fellow running from or toward a gun ain't got time to worry whether the word for what he is doing is courage or cowardice."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Courage, Running, Time, Worry

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"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

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"No one doubts your courage, but you are a headstrong knight and when you choose a way you cannot change your course even if it lead to your destruction. That is your fault and your destiny."

"No one doubts your courage, but you are a headstrong knight and when you choose a way you cannot change your course even if it lead to your destruction. That is your fault and your destiny."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Courage, Destiny, Fate, Choice

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"That is why embittered people find heroes and madmen a perennial source of fascination, for they have no fear of life or death. Both heroes and madmen are indifferent to danger and will forge ahead regardless of what other people say."

"That is why embittered people find heroes and madmen a perennial source of fascination, for they have no fear of life or death. Both heroes and madmen are indifferent to danger and will forge ahead regardless of what other people say."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Courage, Fearlessness, Heroism, Madness, Life

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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

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"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."

"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, Irish Poet

Courage, Battle, Man, May

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