Courage Quotes

"To live under constant fear is to live as if already dead."

"Timidity is a sign of weakness."

"The wars we face within ourselves are the greatest battles we will ever fight."

"The foundation of all virtue is courage."

"The pursuit of knowledge requires the courage to question everything you believe."

"The greatest victory is over oneself, not over enemies."

"The person of principle stands firm while others sway with every wind."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."

"Do not despair; God is with you in your trials."

"No one becomes great without facing adversity."

"Courage is the first of human virtues because upon it all others depend."

"The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand, not to attack."

"The virtue of courage lies in the mean between cowardice and recklessness."

"Fear of punishment does not make one virtuous; only the love of good does."

"The courageous person faces difficulty not without fear but without being ruled by it."

"It is foolish to tear one's hair in rage, as if sorrow would be made less by baldness."

"Virtue is its own reward."

"There is nothing so ridiculous as the fear of death."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"A man of courage is also a man of sinew and muscle; in fact, a man of true courage is trembling."

"A man of courage is also master of his anger."

"Nothing is so noble, nothing so magnificent, as the courage of a great man."

"The brave are not those without fear, but those who act despite it."

"Courage is the virtue that stands between cowardice and recklessness."

"A man should not fear death, but rather the loss of his soul."

"Difficulties are things that show what men are."

"What would have become of Hercules if there had been no lion, hydra, stag, or savage men?"

"When you have decided that a thing must be done and are doing it, never avoid being seen doing it."

"Death smiles at us all, but a soldier can only smile back."

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."