Courage Quotes

"A leader must be willing to stand alone for what is right, even if all others abandon him."

"You cannot freely choose your external circumstances, but you can always choose how you respond to them."

"You cannot live to please everybody."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, but the courage to continue counts."

"Do not be afraid to be unconventional if that is what truth demands."

"Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is united and resolved."

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

"The occasion is often the spur to the exertion of our noblest qualities."

"In this age, the mere example of nonconformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service."

"What is necessary to the possession of virtue is the power of acting, without an external motive, from a sense of duty."

"It is only by boldly exploring the unknown that mankind makes discoveries; fear of the unknown is the enemy of progress."

"A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight is a man with nothing worthy of his respect."

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."

"The person who makes no mistakes does not try new things."

"Suffering is the only thing in the world which itself demands remedy."

"The pursuit of truth requires the courage to abandon comfortable lies."

"One must be firm in one's convictions."

"One must face life's challenges with fortitude."

"A man of honor should not accuse himself lightly."

"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is action in spite of fear."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"England is not a country that can be easily intimidated."

"Difficulties are things that show what men are."

"The cost of doing nothing is always higher than the cost of acting wisely."

"A man who loves his country must be willing to criticize it when it errs."

"We live in an age of transition, and must meet its exigencies with courage."

"In adversity, the human spirit reveals its greatest strength."

"To be prepared is half the victory."

"A moment of weakness becomes a lifetime of regret."

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."