This soul, or life within us, by no means agrees with the life outside us. If one has the courage to ask her what she thinks, she is always saying the very opposite to what other people say. Virginia Woolf on courage
Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid a coward knows when you are not. David Seabury on courage
Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard. John Steinbeck on courage
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage. Michel de Montaigne on courage
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. Karl Von Clausewitz on courage
The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time. John Stuart Mill on courage
I beg you take courage the brave soul can mend even disaster. Catherine the Great on courage
The more wit the less courage. Thomas Fuller on courage
I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. It's a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through. King Abdullah II on courage
Then there is a still higher type of courage - the courage to brave pain, to live with it, to never let others know of it and to still find joy in life to wake up in the morning with an enthusiasm for the day ahead. Howard Cosell on courage
One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars and the world will be better for this. Miguel de Cervantes on courage
Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. Mary Tyler Moore on courage
I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected. Caroline Kennedy on courage
Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval. Thomas S. Monson on courage
Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage. John W. Gardner on courage
Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context. Margaret J. Wheatley on courage