quotations about courage
Courage is not only common, but cosmopolitan. But such are the apparent contradictions of life, that this virtue, which so many seem to possess, all hold the highest. There is probably no man, however miserable, who would not writhe at being exposed a coward. Why should the common be precious? What is the explanation?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend
To mean devices for a sordid end.
Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne,
By which the soul stands raised, triumphant, high, alone....
Courage, the mighty attribute of powers above,
By which those great in war, are great in love.
The spring of all brave acts is seated here,
As falsehoods draw their sordid birth from fear.
GEORGE FARQUHAR
Love and a Bottle
Courage mounteth with occasion.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
King John
What makes a king out of a slave? Courage! What makes the flag on the mast to wave? Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage!
YIP HARBURG
The Wizard of Oz
A courage mightier than the sun--
You rose and fought and, fighting, won!
ANGELA MORGAN
Know Thyself
Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.
MAYA ANGELOU
Facebook post, Sep. 17, 2012
'Cause some things come in small packages
Sometimes heroes do too
If you have the courage and you have the heart
That hero just might be you.
WAYLON JENNINGS
"Small Packages"
Courage is simply fear that has said it's prayers!
ZANE
Addicted
Courage ennobles manhood; cowardice degrades it.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE
Intuitions and Summaries of Thought
The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.
THOMAS AQUINAS
Summa Theologica
Bravery comes along as a gradual accumulation of discipline.
BUZZ ALDRIN
"What I've Learned", Esquire, January 2003
Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life.
E. M. FORSTER
Pharos and Pharillon
You can behold such sights,
And keep the natural ruby of your cheeks,
When mine is blanch'd with fear.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Macbeth
Courage is the virtue of the free.
DANIEL QUINN
The Holy
Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised. Usually it implies some risk -- especially in new undertakings. Courage to initiate something and to keep it going, pioneering and adventurous spirit to blaze new ways, often, in our land of opportunity.
WALT DISNEY
attributed, The Disney Way Fieldbook
Bravery is knowledge of the cowardice of the enemy.
EDGAR WATSON HOWE
Country Town Sayings
Courage is worthy of respect when displayed in the maintenance of legitimate claims and in the repelling of aggressions, bodily or other. Courage is worthy of yet higher respect when danger is faced in defence of claims common to self and others, as in resistance to invasion. Courage is worthy of the highest respect when risk to life or limb is dared in defence of others.
HERBERT SPENCER
The Study of Sociology