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24 Courage Quotes

Courage is the beacon that guides us through the darkest of storms, a flame that ignites our spirit when all seems lost. It is the unwavering strength that resides within, daring us to rise above our fears. In the face of adversity, it whispers, “You can.” Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. It’s the audacity to chase our dreams, even when doubt tries to pull us back. Like a mighty river carving its path through rugged terrain, courage forges a way where none seemed possible. So, let us embrace its call, for within courage, we discover the extraordinary within ourselves.

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation. -Margaret Mitchell

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation. -Margaret Mitchell

 

Have courage to use your own reason! -Immanuel Kant

Have courage to use your own reason! -Immanuel Kant

 

Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it. -Timothy Dalton

Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it. -Timothy Dalton

 

All happiness depends on courage and work. -Honoré de Balzac

All happiness depends on courage and work. -Honoré de Balzac

 

Courage is knowing what to fear. -Plato

Courage is knowing what to fear. -Plato

 

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity. -Mark Twain

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity. -Mark Twain

 

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. -Ruth Gordon

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. -Ruth Gordon

 

Courage is the hallmark of spirituality. Courage comes when you love yourself for who you are. -Amit Ray

Courage is the hallmark of spirituality. Courage comes when you love yourself for who you are. -Amit Ray

 

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. -Aristotle

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. -Aristotle

 

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others. -Winston Churchill

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities… because it is the quality which guarantees all others. -Winston Churchill

 

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. -Nelson Mandela

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. -Nelson Mandela

 

Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared. -Eddie Rickenbacker

Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared. -Eddie Rickenbacker

 

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. -Billy Graham

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. -Billy Graham

 

Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience. -James Freeman Clarke

Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience. -James Freeman Clarke

 

Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you. -Bethany Hamilton

Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you. -Bethany Hamilton

 

Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life. -Zig Ziglar

Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life. -Zig Ziglar

 

Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength. -Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength. -Napoleon Bonaparte

 

My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you. -Jenna Jameson

My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you. -Jenna Jameson

 

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. -Winston Churchill

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. -Winston Churchill

 

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. -Jim Hightower

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. -Jim Hightower

 

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. -Thucydides

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. -Thucydides

 

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. -Hermann Hesse

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. -Hermann Hesse

 

Courage originally meant to speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart. -Brené Brown

Courage originally meant to speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart. -Brené Brown