Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage. — Wendell Phillips
True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world. — Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the action in the face of fear. — Mark Messier
A brave man will face a situation no matter how dreadful. — Filipino Proverbs
Private bravery is often the price of personal victory. — Unknown
True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the least of a brutal, bullying insolence, and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free. — Lord Shaftesbury
Short Bravery Quotes
Do the right thing because it is right. — Immanuel Kant
Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else. — Maya Angelou
The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave. — Ronald Reagan
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit. — J. R. R. Tolkien
Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible. — Doug Larson
One day's life of a lion is preferable to hundred years of a jackal. — Tipu Sultan
Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare. — Queen Elizabeth II
You must not mistake lip-service and noise for bravery and service. — Marcus Garvey
Cowards die many times before their death. — English Proverbs
To take your heart in your teeth. — Romanian Proverbs
Bravery Image Quotes
Great victory requires great risk. -Hera — Rick Riordan
The world is not limited by IQ. We are all limited by bravery and creativity. — Astro Teller
Bravery is not the absence of fear but the forging ahead despite being afraid — Robert Liparulo
Be brave enough to hold on to the hope that life will be beautiful again.
Strength Courage And Bravery Quotes
We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another. — Veronica Roth
Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on. — James Frey
You must learn to be strong in the dark as well as in the day, else you will always be only half brave. — George Macdonald
If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. — Benjamin Franklin
Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self. — Erwin McManus
The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery. — Clarence Darrow
If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the dealing with it. — Randall Tex Cobb
Farrah Fawcett had courage, she had strength, and she had faith. — Jaclyn Smith
Definition Of Courage Quotes
Courage is the ability to go from failure to failure with enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill
Someone should advise women to stop fantasizing about courageous firefighters and heroic uniformed soldiers. There is a new sheriff in town who epitomizes a progressive definition of masculinity: Apathetic Cowardly Bystander Man. — Gad Saad
There were a number of definitions of courage, but now I was seeing it in its simplest form: you do what has to be done day after day, and you never quit. — Eric Greitens
The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid.
My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you. — Jenna Jameson
Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously. — Bashar al-Assad
I don't have enough information, and enough courage, to come up with a definite version of events. And I think it is too dangerous for me to do so. — Garry Kasparov
I think there are definite parallels between sport and art. There's a real sense of sacrifice. There's a real sense of dedication that is needed in sport that I think you can attribute to art. I think so much of it is about bravery and courage, being an actor. — Matt Smith
Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language -- it's from the Latin word "cor," meaning "heart" - and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart. — Brené Brown
A nice definition of an awakened person: a person who no longer marches to the drums of society, a person who dances to the tune of the music that springs up from within. — Anthony De Mello
The definition of courage is going from defeat to defeat with enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill
Courage And Bravery Quotes
Keep alive within you and bring under wise control that courage which makes you long to undertake great works, which others might consider it folly to attempt. — Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
Recognize that you have the courage within you to fulfill the purpose of your birth. Summon forth the power of your inner courage and live the life of your dreams. — Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart. — Sakyong Mipham
Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure. And if you don’t risk failure, you’re never going to do anything that’s different from what you’ve already done or what somebody else has done. — Charlie Kaufman
Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants. — Carol P. Christ
The frontiers of the kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution. — J. Oswald Sanders
The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid. — George R. R. Martin
Fearless doesn’t mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless. — Smriti Mandhana
Truthfully, in this age those with intellect have no courage and those with some modicum of physical courage have no intellect. If things are to alter during the next fifty years then we must re-embrace Byron’s ideal: the cultured thug. — Sayings
The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all. — Meg Cabot
Bravery And Strength Quotes
Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar. — Xunzi
Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom, no longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from. Fill your life with love and bravery, and you shall live a life uncommon. — Jewel
There's nothing like the bravery and the strength and the extraordinary optimism of a five-year-old child in a cancer hospital, fighting to live. It's there inside the spirit. — Frank Langella
Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils can arouse in it; by this strength heroes maintain a calm aspect and preserve their reason and liberty in the most surprising and terrible accidents. — Francois de la Rochefoucauld
You are stronger than me," Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty. — Matthew J. Kirby
Brave And Courageous Quotes
Even in a world that's being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong. — Hildegard of Bingen
Now tell me, what does that mean to be noble? Your title gives you claim to the throne of our country, but men don't follow titles, they follow courage. Now our people know you. Noble, and common, they respect you. And if you would just lead them to freedom, they'd follow you. And so would I — William Wallace
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
Throughout the history of our young nation, we have seen our military go bravely into battle, armed with courage and willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. — John M. McHugh
I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never more brave than when we do that. — Linda Ellerbee
Olena and I are grateful to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge that at this crucial time when Ukraine is courageously opposing Russia’s invasion, they stand by our country and support our brave citizens. Good will triumph. — Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
I have me brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and with a courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words. — Gloria Steinem
What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave. — Andre Agassi
As soon as you awaken to the power you have, you begin to flex the muscles of your courage. Then you can dream bravely: letting go of your limiting beliefs and pushing past your fears. You can start to come up with a truly original dream that germinates in your soul and bears fruit in your life. — Alberto Villoldo
Bravery Quotes
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. — Alexander Hamilton
We cannot change the way the world is, but by opening ourselves to the world as it is, we may find that gentleness, decency and bravery are available - not only to us, but to all human beings. — Chogyam Trungpa
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. — J. K. Rowling
Like us many have spoken over this spring, but they were gone in the twinkling of an eye.
We conquered the world with bravery and might, but we did not take it with us to the grave. — Babur
The sense of war, the extraordinary bravery of the Allied armies, the numbers, the losses, the real suffering that disappears in time and commemorative oratory, are not marked out in any red guidebook of the emotions, but they are present if you look. — John Vinocur
What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward. — Daisaku Ikeda
Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don't fail forever. — Lana Del Rey
The key to being brave is brooding about death. — Tucker Carlson
Many have left their families to defend our freedom. We salute their bravery; we express our appreciation and support to their families. And we pray for their safe return. — Bob Taft
Bravery And Fear Quotes
Bravery is not the absence of fear. Bravery is feeling the fear, the doubt, the insecurity, and deciding that something else is more important. — Mark Manson
Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage mean we face our fears. We are able to say, 'I have fallen, but I will get up.' — Maya Angelou
If you can use those fears to shape who you will be and push past them, you can do anything. — Markiplier
To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity. — Ed Weeks
Those who are successful overcome their fears and take action. Those who aren’t submit to their fears and live with regrets. — Jay-Z
I take a deep breath and sidestep my fear and begin speaking from the place where beauty and bravery meet--within the chambers of a quivering heart. — Terry Tempest Williams
When we come to that compassionate awareness that is not afraid of the fear, that can embrace the fear, we are able to heal the wounds of the child and the adult and begin to live the lives we've always wanted to live. — Cheri Huber
People ask me, what special is in my mentorship which has made Malala so bold and so courageous and so vocal and poised? I tell them, don't ask me what I did. Ask me what I did not do. I did not clip her wings, and that's all. — Ziauddin Yousafzai
If heaven were by merit, it would never be heaven to me, for if I were in it I should say, "I am sure I am here by mistake; I am sure this is not my place; I have no claim to it." But if it be of grace and not of works, then we may walk into heaven with boldness. — Charles Spurgeon
All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble. — William Halsey
A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. — William Penn
The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. — Joseph Campbell
Darwin was not afraid to look deeply into the void. His bold view can be seen as either noble and pessimistic or noble and admirable. For people of science, he is a hero. Denying man a privileged place in creation, .. he reaffirms with his own intellectual courage the dignity of man. — Primo Levi
Be bold - and mighty forces will come to your aid. — Basil King
You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. — Mandy Hale
Strength And Courage Quotes
Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you! — Ruby Bridges
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength as a people is not tested during the best of times. — Thabo Mbeki
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Lao Tzu
Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence. — Og Mandino
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man. — John F. Kennedy
When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you. — Dr. Seuss
The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun. — Napoleon Hill
Love And Courage Quotes
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received - only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage. — Francis of Assisi
The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed. — Ernest Hemingway
Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame. — Alexander The Great
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. — Maya Angelou
It is not those who commit the least faults who are the most holy, but those who have the greatest courage, the greatest generosity, the greatest love, who make the boldest efforts to overcome themselves, and are not immediately apprehensive about tripping. — Saint Francis de Sales
You've got to follow your passion. You've got to figure out what it is you love--who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams. — Oprah Winfrey
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love. Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom. Only the person who risks is truly free. — Leo Buscaglia
If you knew when you began a book what you would say at the end, do you think that you would have the courage to write it? What is true for writing and for a love relationship is true also for life. The game is worthwhile insofar as we don't know what will be the end. — Michel Foucault
Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love. — Rainer Maria Rilke
If we commit ourselves to one person for life, this is not, as many people think, a rejection of freedom; rather, it demands the courage to move into all the risks of freedom, and the risk of love which is permanent; into that love which is not possession but participation. — Madeleine L'Engle
There's a lie that all drivers tell themselves. Death is something that happens to other people, and that's how you find the courage to get in the car in the first place. The closer you are to death the more alive you feel. But more powerful than fear itself, is the will to win. — James Hunt
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. — Harry S. Truman
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult — Seneca
He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. — Aristotle
We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our trust fixed on God. If at times we are somewhat stunned by the tempest, never fear. Let us take breath, and go on afresh. — Saint Francis de Sales
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears. — Rudyard Kipling
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man. — Pat Paulsen
My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway. — Tamara Mellon
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' — Eleanor Roosevelt
Maybe you will be afraid and maybe you will fail, but the courage to take risks in any part of your life is, I feel, a very worthwhile way to live. — Emile Hirsch
You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. — Michelle Obama
Devout Christians are destined to be regarded as fools in modern society. We are fools for Christ's sake. We must pray for courage to endure the scorn of the sophisticated world. — Antonin Scalia
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
To those of you with your years of service still ahead, the challenge is yours. Stop doubting yourselves. Have the courage to make up your minds and hold your decisions. Refuse to be BOUGHT for a nickel, or a million dollars, or a job! — Mary Mcleod Bethune
Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway. — John Wayne
Being a Christan is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God's will. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and never give in to hopelessness or despair. In danger, in adversity, cling to your principles and ideals. Aequanimitas! — William Osler
I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being. — Maya Angelou
Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change. — Robert Kennedy
White America has seen to it that Black history has been suppressed in schools and in American history books. The bravery of hundreds of our ancestors who took part in slave rebellions has been lost in the mists of time, since plantation owners did their best to prevent any written accounts of uprisings. — Huey Newton
Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them. — Mandy Hale
You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love. — Cheryl Strayed
Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery. — Amy Chua
But if we come under attack, if we face an attempt to take away our country, our freedom, our lives and the lives of our children, we will defend ourselves. When you attack us, you will see our faces. Not our backs, but our faces. — Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Bravery and adventure! That's the ticket! Don't sit and gather moss. Get up, get out, do what you dream of doing, and if it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and you don't need to made that particular mistake again, but at least you won't get old wondering what if you had. — Garrison Keillor
You become courageous by doing courageous acts...Courage is a habit. — Mary Daly
There is nothing scary about naturally talented people, hardworking people are the ones to be afraid of. — Lisa Manoban
We sometimes forget that our greatest achievements have always come when we are bold. — Ursula von der Leyen
Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons it teaches are tainted by its own toxicity. — Martha C. Nussbaum
Follow your passions, live the life you’ve imagined and do what scares you. — Christina Koch
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