Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body. Ovid
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and row brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. Thomas Paine
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. Aesop
True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher. John Petit-Senn
No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut. Channing Pollock
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt
As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves disturbeth him not. He raiseth his head like a tower on a hill, and the arrows of fortune drop at his feet. In the instant of danger, the courage of his heart sustaineth him; and the steadiness of his mind beareth him out. Akhenaton
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes. Carl Sandburg
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. Ralph W. Sockman
The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet. The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire- the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain. The more he fears, the more that light shall pale - and that alone can guide. H. P. Blavatsky
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain