best quotations about
Boldness |
and Daring
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Quotations
 | Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared. — Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet 17 likes |
 | Nothing makes a man so adventurous as an empty pocket. — Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer 13 likes |
 | Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 11 likes |
 | Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 11 likes |
 | Vivere pericolosamente. To live dangerously. — Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher (the phrase in its Italian version was popularized by Mussolini) 8 likes |
 | Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 8 likes |
 | What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail? — Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president 8 likes |
 | Fighting battles is like courting girls: those who make the most pretensions and are boldest usually win. — Rutherford B. Hayes, 1822-1893, American President [1877-1881] 7 likes |
 | Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. — Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794, English historian 6 likes |
 | Man cannot discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore. — André Gide, 1869-1951, French writer, Nobel 1947 5 likes |
 | Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 5 likes |
 | Freedom lies in being bold. — Robert Frost, 1874-1963, American poet 5 likes |
 | Those who can bear all can dare all. — Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims 5 likes |
 | First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream. And finally, dare. — Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist 5 likes |
| The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness. — Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer 5 likes |
 | When you want to be active, do not be afraid to do some things wrong, do not be afraid to make some mistakes. — Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter 5 likes |
 | Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps. — David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922] 4 likes |
| Do one thing every day that scares you. — Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president 4 likes |
 | How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved. — Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis 4 likes |
| It's kind of fun to do the impossible. — Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist 4 likes |
 | Boldness in Business is the first, second, and third thing. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 4 likes |
 | The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead. — Bette Davis, 1908-1989, American actress 4 likes |
| One must work and dare if one really wants to live. — Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter 4 likes |
 | Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer 3 likes |
| If you listen to the neverdo's, it's never done. — David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922] 3 likes |
 | Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. — George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet 1 likes |
 | Put a grain of boldness into everything you do. |
 | One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. |
 | One must dare to be happy. |
 | Beyond a certain point there is no return. This point has to be reached. |
 | An ounce of courage will go farther with women than a pound of timidity. |
 | Those people who are always improving never become great. Greatness is an eminence, the ascent to which is steep and lofty, and which a man must seize on at once by natural boldness and vigor, and not by patient, wary steps. |
 | We should never allow our fears or the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny. |
 | Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads. |
 | It's the man who dares to take, who is independent, not he who gives. |
 | In crises the most daring course is often safest. |
 | All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience. |
| Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring. |
 | To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can. |
 | No one should be afraid of what he thinks, even if his thought seems to conflict with the most elementary laws of logic. |
 | Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away. |
| Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. |
 | Believe me, the world won't give you any gifts. If you want to have a life, steal it. — Lou Andreas-Salomé, 1861-1937, Russian-German writer & psychoanalyst |
 | Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don't be afraid to follow it. |
| Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it. |
 | Boldness becomes rarer, the higher the rank. — Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist |
| Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. |
Latin Quotes
 | Fortune favors the bold. Audentes fortuna iuvat. — Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet 144 likes |
 | Dare to know. Aude sapere. 66 likes |
 | Remember always to dare. Memento audace semper. — Gabriele D’ Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian poet 39 likes |
| Always remember to be bold. Memento audace semper. |
Ancient Greek
 | Boldness is the beginning of action. But fortune controls how it ends. Τόλμα πρήξιος αρχή, τύχη δε τέλεος κυρίη. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 9 likes |
Proverbs
 | Fortune favours the brave. 7 likes |
 | No guts, no glory. (first publ. N.Y. Times, 30 Aug. 1945) 5 likes |
Special Quotes
 | Just do it. — classic ad for Nike athletic shoes 2 likes |
