Courage Quotes

Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.

36597 quotes

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"One must face one's fears with courage and faith."
Queen Victoria
O
"I would rather perish than yield"
Otto von Bismarck
O
"The main thing is to have courage. The rest will follow"
Otto von Bismarck
O
"I consider the first signs of despair as the best time to attack"
Otto von Bismarck
O
"I would rather die than agree to any terms whatsoever"
Otto von Bismarck
O
"Patience and courage are not the virtues of the ordinary man"
Otto von Bismarck
W
"We must never lose sight of our duty to those who cannot speak for themselves."
William Gladstone
P
"The future is determined by those who have the courage to shape it."
Prince Metternich
P
"To speak truth to power requires both courage and humility."
Prince Metternich
"We have fought this war like lions, and we shall continue to do so."
Wilhelm II
"Fear is the greatest counselor of fools."
Wilhelm II
Q
"I have learned that true courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Queen Victoria
L
"Hang on, my friend, to your courage and to yourself."
Louis XVI
L
"A man must face his fate with dignity."
Louis XVI
L
"A man must face his destiny with courage."
Louis XVI
L
"A leader must be willing to stand alone for what is right."
Louis XVI
"Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?"
Marie Antoinette
"If I am to die, I shall do so with courage and without fear."
Marie Antoinette
"Courage is the virtue of the brave."
Marie Antoinette
N
"Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with two o'clock in the morning courage."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"You will not find soldiers braver than those who are scorned."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"The presence of a brave man puts a stop to the activities of a coward."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"I love a brave soldier who has experienced the objects he defends."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"I am not afraid of the pen, nor of the scaffold, nor of the sword."
Napoleon Bonaparte
O
"I have always been a man of principle, even when it was not convenient."
Otto von Bismarck
O
"The world rewards those who are not afraid to challenge it."
Otto von Bismarck
B
"Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is determined to hazard everything to achieve its objective."
Benjamin Disraeli
B
"There can be no act of true courage unless you are scared."
Benjamin Disraeli