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 | But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself. — Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957 29 likes |
 | Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 21 likes |
 | Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher 19 likes |
 | Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. — Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher 18 likes |
 | Do not be afraid; our fate cannot be taken from us; it is a gift. — Dante, 1265-1321, Italian poet 18 likes |
 | The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage. — Thucydides, 460-394 BC, Ancient Greek historian 15 likes |
| Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, it’s also what it takes to sit down and listen. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 15 likes |
 | We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail. — George W. Bush, 1946-, American President 14 likes |
 | Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength. — Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909] 13 likes |
 | Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 11 likes |
| It requires more courage to suffer than to die. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 10 likes |
| This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never! — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 10 likes |
 | Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 9 likes |
 | Have the courage to act instead of react. — Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer 8 likes |
| Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 7 likes |
 | You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. — Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president 6 likes |
| Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 6 likes |
 | Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die. — G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English writer & critic 6 likes |
 | America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 6 likes |
 | Have courage, or cunning, when you deal with an enemy. — Publilius Syrus, 1st cent. AD, Roman author of maxims 5 likes |
| Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 5 likes |
 | Courage is grace under pressure. — Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961, American writer, Nobel 1954 5 likes |
 | Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice. — William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher 5 likes |
 | Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. — Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer 5 likes |
 | Courage can't see around corners but goes around them anyway. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 4 likes |
 | Keeping your fears to yourself is a form of courage. — Frank Tyger, 1929-2011, American cartoonist 4 likes |
 | The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince. — Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach 4 likes |
 | Many would be Cowards if they had Courage enough. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 3 likes |
 | Courage and grace is a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is the bullring. — Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress 3 likes |
 | Nothing but courage can guide life. — Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims 3 likes |
| Mental toughness is essential to success. — Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach 3 likes |
 | Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts. — John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach 3 likes |
| We shall not fail or falter. We shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 3 likes |
 | 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. — Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist 2 likes |
 | What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? — Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter 2 likes |
| The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 2 likes |
 | The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out and descend into it. |
| We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it. |
 | Happiness depends on courage and work. |
 | The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. |
 | Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one’s ideas, to take a calculated risk –and to act. |
 | We should live totally in the face of the night and of the Evil. |
 | Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities. |
 | You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand? |
| To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man. |
| Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. |
| A good conscience is eight parts of courage. |
 | I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it. |
| Courage is the only Magic worth having. |
| Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar. |
 | People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. |
| The best weapons against the infamies of life are courage, willfulness and patience. Courage strengthens, willfulness is fun and patience provides tranquility. |
| God orders a man to do all he can to save his life. |
| I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death. |
 | Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears. |
 | A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. |
 | No man is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own personal initiative. |
 | Maybe everything’s not so hard, maybe life is so much easier than I thought, you just need courage, you just need to have a sense of yourself, then you’ll discover your hidden resources. |
 | That's how life should be, when one person loses heart, the other must have heart and courage enough for both. — José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998] (The Cave) |
 | If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first. |
Ancient Greek
| Fortune helps the brave. Τοις τολμώσιν η τύχη ξύμφορος. — Thucydides, 460-394 BC, Ancient Greek historian 13 likes |
 | You need to have courage, because tomorrow will be better. While there's life there’s hope, and only the dead have none. Θαρσείν χρη, τάχ’ αύριον έσσετ’ άμεινον. Eλπίδες εν ζωοίσιν, ανέλπιστοι δε θανόντες. — Theocritus, 3rd cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet 11 likes |
 | The courageous man is the best in everything. Θαρσαλέος ανήρ εν πάσιν αμείνων. — Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Odyssey VIII 7 likes |
 | Courage makes misfortunes seem small. Ανδρείη τας άτας μικράς έρδει. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 5 likes |
 | By words everybody is winged. Πάντες τοις λόγοις αναπτερούνται. — Aristophanes, 445-386 BC, Ancient Greek comic playwright 4 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | I haven't been afraid since I've known you. — from the film Gaslight (1944) 7 likes |
