Quotes on Courage

Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls.

There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everyone go along to get along, but that’s not going to be very helpful for us in the long run in terms of solving our problems, and someone has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to the bullies.

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it.

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.

Serenity comes from the ability to say “Yes” to existence. Courage comes from the ability to say “No” to the wrong choices made by others.

Trying and getting hurt can't possibly be worse for you than being... stuck.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.

Courage becomes a worthwhile and meaningful virtue when it is regarded not so much as a willingness to die manfully but as a determination to live decently.

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.

Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.

You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

One man with courage is a majority.

Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.

Sooner or later even the fastest runners have to stand and fight.