Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues.
Anatole FranceHe who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.
Miguel De CervantesI consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.
Charles SchwabIt doesn't comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is. [On the effects of alcohol]
Marguerite DurasWe are bound no longer by the straightjacket of the past [and] nowhere is the change greater than in our profession of arms. What, you may well ask, will be the end of all of this? I would not know! But I would hope that our beloved country will drink deep from the chalice of courage.
Douglas MacarthurMorale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is elan, esprit de corps and determination.
George MarshallSir, I salute your courage, your strength, and your indefatigability [to Saddam Hussein]
George GallowayThe greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
Robert G IngersollEvery child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.
Rabindranath TagoreKeep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
Robert Louis StevensonReal courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.
Timothy DaltonFrom the true antagonist, illimitable courage is transmitted to you
Franz KafkaCourage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
Gilbert Keith ChestertonTo love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao TzuThe paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
Gilbert Keith ChestertonPatrick [Swayze] was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace. Gorgeous and strong, he was a real cowboy with a tender heart. He was fearless and insisted on always doing his own stunts, so it was not surprising to me that the war he waged on his cancer was so courageous and dignified
Jennifer GreyFailure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of oneself.
Charlie ChaplinSuccess is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
Orison Swett MardenThe qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance.
Bryan MillerMen lie, who lack courage to tell truth - the cowards!
Joaquin MillerThe courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.
Edward GibbonHe that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
Samuel JohnsonSometimes you have something that is so good, you never want to let go - it encourages you to get greedy!
Derek JeterLife without the courage for death is slavery.
SenecaThere's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them.
Tony RandallMen make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Harry S TrumanYou gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
Eleanor RooseveltIf you want to encourage the next generation of actors and players then you need to give them the right sort of inspiration.
Sara GilbertThe amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.
John Stuart Mill'Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?'
Marie AntoinetteCourage, brother! do not stumble,
Though thy path be dark as night. [Hymn]
Norman MacleodTo him that waits all things reveal themselves, provided that he has the courage not to deny, in the darkness, what he has seen in the light
Coventry PatmoreWherever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.
Peter F DruckerConvictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior.
Friedrich NietzscheSomeone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, 'There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life'
PlutarchWhenever a taboo is broken, something good happens, something vitalizing. Taboos after all are only hangovers, the product of diseased minds, you might say, of fearsome people who hadn't the courage to live and who under the guise of morality and religion have imposed these things upon us.
Henry MillerReal courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
Harper LeeThe aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.
Dame Edith SitwellWe have little or nothing to do or say about when, where, or how we are born and reared - up to the age of reason. After that, we have a great deal to say about when, where, and how we live and die; all we need is the courage to make decisions - even if they are frightening
John A MarshallI can't say enough about how I'm against drugs. Be smart, think about it, look at what it does to people, look at how much you have to experience in life and be courageous enough to do everything you want to without that chemical help.
Erika ChristensenBart, having never received any words of encouragement myself, I'm not sure how they're supposed to sound. But here goes: I believe in you.
Lisa SimpsonLeaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.
John GardnerWe gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself.
Charles LambCourage is adversity's lamp.
Luc De VauvanarguesThis act is a rallying call to people of all faiths and none, to encourage them to feel that there is something that can be done [on camping in York Minster]
John SentamuAmerica is neither free nor brave, but a land of tight, iron-clanking little wills, everybody trying to put it over everybody else, and a land of men absolutely devoid of the real courage of trust, trust in life's sacred spontaneity. They can't trust life until they can control it.
D H LawrenceCourage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.
Arthur KoestlerYou need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.
Jim StovallCourage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.
Amelia EarhartIt takes courage to push things forward.
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