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Courage Quotes

"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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"Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words."

"Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words."

Theodore Sturgeon, American Writer

Courage, Facts, Words, Writing

20

"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties."

"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties."

Erich Fromm, American Psychologist

Courage, Creativity

20

"Political courage is not political suicide."

"Political courage is not political suicide."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

Courage, Suicide

20

"There is wisdom in knowing your limits and then daring to push past them. Choose to live an exceptional life."

"There is wisdom in knowing your limits and then daring to push past them. Choose to live an exceptional life."

Truth Devour, Australian Author

Courage, Wisdom, Limit, Determination

20

"For it was the light, that was flowing in her veins but not blood. Every time she was wounded, she killed the demons in the dark, rather than feeding and keeping them alive."

"For it was the light, that was flowing in her veins but not blood. Every time she was wounded, she killed the demons in the dark, rather than feeding and keeping them alive."

Akshay Vasu, Indian Poet

Courage, Strength, Light, Darkness, Battle

20

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Courage, Challenge, Comfort, Controversy, Man

20

"Do not fear the thorns in your path, for they draw only corrupt blood."

"Do not fear the thorns in your path, for they draw only corrupt blood."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Courage, Fear, Corruption, Blood, Path

20

"Someone asked me if I was afraid to write my memoirs. I told him: 'We have to stop drawing up accounts of fear! We live in a society in which people are allowed to tell their story, and that is what I do.'"

"Someone asked me if I was afraid to write my memoirs. I told him: 'We have to stop drawing up accounts of fear! We live in a society in which people are allowed to tell their story, and that is what I do.'"

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

Courage, Fear, Truth, Expression, Storytelling

20

"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

20

"It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded."

"It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded."

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American Writer

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"The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we'd like to be. And that sucks. But when you're confronted with that fact, you can either crawl into a hole and quit, or you can get out there, take off your shoes, and Bilbo it up."

"The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we'd like to be. And that sucks. But when you're confronted with that fact, you can either crawl into a hole and quit, or you can get out there, take off your shoes, and Bilbo it up."

Patrick Rothfuss, Australian Athlete

Courage, Truth, Reality, Strength

20

".. when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I'm going to live - or at least try to live - the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humour, with composure."

".. when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I'm going to live - or at least try to live - the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humour, with composure."

Mitch Albom, American Writer

Courage, Live, Dignity, Humor

20

"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

19

"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

19

"To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can."

"To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can."

Augustine Og Mandino, American Author

Courage, Danger, Thinking, Worth

19

"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

19

"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

19

"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

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"It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless."

"It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless."

Giacomo Casanova, Italian Celebrity

Courage, Strength, Self

19

"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

19

"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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"A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it."

"A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Courage, Fear, Confrontation, Reality

19

"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

19

"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

19

"You'll feel afraid at times. You'll feel weak at times. But remember, fear and weakness are not your enemies. They are forms of evolutionary wisdom in the face of danger. Take some time to assess the situation and shake the weakness and fear off your limbic system."

"You'll feel afraid at times. You'll feel weak at times. But remember, fear and weakness are not your enemies. They are forms of evolutionary wisdom in the face of danger. Take some time to assess the situation and shake the weakness and fear off your limbic system."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Courage, Fear, Wisdom, Truth, Inspirational

19

"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

18

"Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount."

"Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount."

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

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"No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut."

"No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut."

Channing Pollock, American Actor

Courage, Eating, Man, World

18

"You say you have no courage, but i see it in you. what you did, the burden you agreed to shoulder, took courage. for that, i honor you."

"You say you have no courage, but i see it in you. what you did, the burden you agreed to shoulder, took courage. for that, i honor you."

Khaled Hosseini, Afghan Novelist

Courage, Recognition, Responsibility, Honor

18

"Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed."

"Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

18

"Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring."

"Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring."

Marlene Dietrich, American Actress

18

"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

18

"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

18

"Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them."

"Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them."

Bruce Lee, American Actor

Courage, Mistakes

18

"To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man."

"To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man."

Euripides, Greek Poet

18

"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore."

"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore."

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch Artist

Courage, Fishermen, Reason, Sea

18

"Courage is the vision that lets us see ourselves in the mirror of our fears."

"Courage is the vision that lets us see ourselves in the mirror of our fears."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Courage, Fear, Vision, Self-Reflection

18

"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 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."

Orison Swett Marden, American Writer

Courage, Battle, Confidence, Conviction

18

"The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear."

"The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear."

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

Courage, Wisdom, Bravery, Humanity, Fear

18

"He is not valiant that dares die, but he that boldly bears calamity."

"He is not valiant that dares die, but he that boldly bears calamity."

Philip Massinger, British Poet

Courage, Calamity

18

"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

18

"No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause."

"No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Courage, Life, Body, Cause, Man

18

"Acting courageously is about knowing and making the right choices based on a deep conviction that dwarfs fear, doubt, and worry."

"Acting courageously is about knowing and making the right choices based on a deep conviction that dwarfs fear, doubt, and worry."

Mensah Oteh, Nigerian Author

Courage, Choice, Conviction, Fear

18

"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

18

"Sometimes the fastest way down is to jump off a cliff."

"Sometimes the fastest way down is to jump off a cliff."

Anthony T. Hincks, British Writer

Courage, Risk, Fear, Decision

18

"New lesson class... most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword.this change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you RIGHT NOW if you don't BACK OFF!.... CLASS DISMISSED!"

"New lesson class... most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword.this change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you RIGHT NOW if you don't BACK OFF!.... CLASS DISMISSED!"

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Courage, Power, Truth, Future, Inspirational

18

"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

17

"It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle."

"It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle."

Rollo May, American Psychologist

Courage, Battle, Freedom, Journey

17

"With enough courage, you can do without a reputation."

"With enough courage, you can do without a reputation."

Margaret Mitchell, American Novelist

Courage, Reputation

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