Only as a grand gesture of defeat will men creep into the arms of the state and seek refuge in its power rather than their own courage..

My testimony has been my anchor and my stay, my satisfaction in times of joy and gladness, my comfort in times of sorrow and discouragement..

The fact is that liberty, in any true sense, is a concept that lies quite beyond the reach of the inferior man's mind. And no wonder, for genuine lib….

You should not suffer the past. You should be able to wear it like a loose garment, take it off and let it drop..

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it quarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you.….

The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession..

The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and I chewed as fast as I could..

It's not enough to have a dream, Unless you're willing to pursue it. It's not enough to know what's right, Unless you're strong enough to do it. It's….

It is better to make a mistake with full force of your being than to carefully avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit..

When a cause comes along and you know in your bones that it is just, yet refuse to defend it--at that moment you begin to die. And I have never s….

There is no real security in what is no longer meaningful..

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out..

I realize that idealism is out of sync with the cynicism of our age. Skepticism has come to be synonymous with sophistication, and glibness is mistak….

Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery..

The world has no room for cowards. We must all be ready somehow to toil, to suffer, to die..

An awareness of death encourages us to live more intensely..

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficul….

It takes courage to push things forward..

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped..

Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refu….

The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master..