Courage Quotes

Life at its noblest leaves mere happiness far behind; and indeed cannot endure it. Happiness is not the object of life: life has no object: it is an end in itself; and courage consists in the readiness to sacrifice happiness for an intenser quality of life.

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.

In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it's more dangerous to lose than to win.

There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

It's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone.

Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.

Plunge into the deep without fear, with the gladness of April in your heart.

Those who in this world have the courage to try and solve in their own lives new problems of life, are the ones who raise society to greatness.

Have courage and a little willingness to venture and be defeated.

Courage is the human virtue that counts most-courage to act on limited knowledge and insufficient evidence. That's all any of us have.

Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

Books were always my friends Last more than fifty years Books gave me dreams. Dreams resulted in missions. Books helped me confidently take up the missions. Books gave me courage at the time of failures. Good books were for me angels that touched my heart gently at the time. Hence I ask young friends to have books as friends. Books are your good friends.

Stories of perseverance and extraordinary courage always inspire me. This piece in a book called Everyday Greatness by Stephen R. Covey has remained with me ever since.

Fight to the last gasp.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

Never be discouraged, because every wrong turn attempt, when left behind you, is another step forward taking you closer to your goals.