Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"Courage without wisdom is merely recklessness dressed in uniform."Alfred von Schlieffen
"The soldier who questions his orders is sometimes wiser than the commander who never questions his assumptions."Alfred von Schlieffen
"A retreat to a stronger position is sometimes the boldest move a commander can make."Alfred von Schlieffen
"True courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."Napoléon III
"In moments of crisis, we must remember that our greatest strengths often emerge."Napoléon III
"It is not the critic who counts, but the man actually in the arena."Arthur Wellesley
"A man who fears nothing is a fool, but a man who is paralyzed by fear is useless."Arthur Wellesley
"A man who has never doubted himself is a man who has never tried anything difficult."Arthur Wellesley
"The surest way to fail is to never try."Arthur Wellesley
"The surest path to regret is the failure to act when action was required."Arthur Wellesley
"The worst decision is the one that is never made."Arthur Wellesley
"A battle lost is a battle which one thinks one has lost."Helmuth von Moltke
"A commander must possess both the courage of the lion and the cunning of the fox."Helmuth von Moltke
"The severest battle was not at Atlanta, but in the hearts of those who remained behind."William Tecumseh Sherman
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."Saladin
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; courage is what counts."Saladin
"Audacity, audacity, and more audacity!"Frederick the Great
"There are no victories without courage."Frederick the Great
"Cowardice is the worst of all human failings."Frederick the Great
"Fortune favors the bold."Frederick the Great
"The only death that matters is the one that comes to those who die standing."Frederick the Great
"In my life I have always found that when I had determined to do a thing, the doing it was easy."Horatio Nelson
"In every storm, I have found the opportunity to prove my worth."Horatio Nelson
"Moral courage is a rarer commodity than physical courage."Ulysses S. Grant
"In times of difficulty, the measure of a man is not what he says, but what he does."Ulysses S. Grant
"The future is ours if we have the courage to fight for it."Ulysses S. Grant
"The fear of what others might think should never prevent a man from doing what is right."Ulysses S. Grant
"You must act with all your might, while trusting in the will of the Almighty."Robert E. Lee
"True courage is being afraid, but doing the right thing anyway."Robert E. Lee
"One must face difficulties with quiet determination and unflinching resolve."Robert E. Lee