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Courage is always the surest wisdom.
Wilfred Grenfell on courage

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.
Katherine Anne Porter on courage

But after this natural burst of indignation, no man of sense, courage, or prudence will waste his time or his strength in retrospective reproaches or repinings.
Robert Peel on courage

I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few months. They have really put a political system on the way to success, to a real democracy here.
Paul Bremer on courage

Freedom is a system based on courage.
Charles Peguy on courage

In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their moral courage, administrative ability, and their political prescience.
John Burns on courage

With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction.
Samuel E. Morison on courage

I would kiss you, had I the courage.
Edouard Manet on courage

One of the hardest questions I have been asked is 'How will you manage the army if you are having menstrual cramps?' I have also been asked if I will have the courage to face criminals. My answer is that courage is not a matter of gender.
Josefina Vazquez Mota on courage

It is remarkable that this people, though unarmed, dares attack an armed foe the infantry defy the cavalry, and by their activity and courage generally prove victors.
Giraldus Cambrensis on courage

With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, Can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that.
Jeff Ament on courage

I'm not a fighter, but I would love to be a boxer because I love the courage and toughness. I mean, there can be nothing more terrifying than walking into an arena and looking at Mike Tyson in the ring.
Mark McGrath on courage

But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right.
Ray Stannard Baker on courage

During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades.
Xi Jinping on courage

I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class - a leader with the courage to do what's right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight.
Tammy Baldwin on courage

Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
Vittorio Alfieri on courage

I like so much wearing heels, legs look so much better, everything looks better. But it's only recently I've had the courage to do that.
Blanka Vlasic on courage

Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.
Edward Albert on courage

Ronald Reagan's well documented final battles with Alzheimer's disease were fought with the same conviction and courage that his many public battles were fought.
William L. Jenkins on courage

The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.
Van Wyck Brooks on courage