Quotes on Bravery

Except a person be part coward, it is not a compliment to say he is brave.

The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought.

A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.

War is an unmitigated evil. But it certainly does one good thing. It drives away fear and brings bravery to the surface.

Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape you.

A brave man thinks no one his superior who does him an injury, for he has it then in his power to make himself superior to the other by forgiving it.

Everyone becomes brave when he observes one who despairs.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.

It is brave to be involved. To be not fearful to be unresolved.

How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.

What kind of man would live a life without daring? Is life so sweet that we_x000D_ _x000D_ should criticize men that seek adventure? Is there a better way to die?

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

There are many different kinds of bravery. There's the bravery of thinking of others before one's self. Now, your father has never brandished a sword nor fired a pistol, thank heavens. But he has made many sacrifices for his family, and put away many dreams... He put them in a drawer. And sometimes, late at night, we take them out and admire them. But it gets harder and harder to close the drawer... He does. And that is why he is brave.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

Long ago, among other lies they were taught that silence was bravery.

You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.