To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. Saint Teresa of Avila on courage
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. E. F. Schumacher on courage
The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. Jim Hightower on courage
One man with courage makes a majority. Andrew Jackson on courage
Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Harper Lee on courage
I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself. Loretta Young on courage
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. Sydney Smith on courage
The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage. Thucydides on courage
A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die. Les Brown on courage
We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness. Maxwell Maltz on courage
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable. Paul Tillich on courage
Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top. Joseph Smith, Jr. on courage
It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless. Giacomo Casanova on courage
We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends. Mary McLeod Bethune on courage
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. William Tecumseh Sherman on courage
If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. John Irving on courage
Courage is not the absence of despair it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. Rollo May on courage
Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. Dan Rather on courage
Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence. Thomas Szasz on courage
People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. Hermann Hesse on courage