Quotes by Courage Genius is talent set on fire by courage. Henry Van Dyke geniusfirecourage Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery. Henry Van Dyke armysoulcourage Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold. Herbert Spencer bold-actionsriskcourage Business must be run at a profit, else it will die. But when anyone tries to run a business solely for profit, then also the business must die, for it no longer has a reason for existence. Henry Ford couragerunningtrying An oyster, that marvel of delicacy, that concentration of sapid excellence, that mouthful bwefore all other mouthfuls, who first had faith to believe it, and courage to execute? The exterior is not persuasive. Henry Ward Beecher oysterscouragebelieve The brave man is intelligent; he faces danger because he understands it and is prepared to meet it. The drunkard who runs, in the delirium of intoxication, into a burning house is not brave; he is only stupid. But the clear-eyed hero who makes his way, with every sense alert and every nerve strung, into the hell of flames to rescue some little child, proves his courage. Henry Van Dyke couragerunningchildren The more keenly we are awake to the perils of life, the higher and grander is the possibility of being truly brave. Henry Van Dyke possibilitybravecourage People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. Hermann Hesse courageinspirationalcharacter Our worst foes are not belligerent circumstances, but wavering spirits. Helen Keller waveringspiritcourage The authoritarian sets up some book, or man, or tradition to establish the truth. The freethinker sets up reason and private judgment to discover the truth... It takes the highest courage to utter unpopular truths. Herbert Spencer truthcouragebook He who is ready to despair in solitary peril, plucks up a heart in the presence of another. In a plurality of comrades is much countenance and consolation. Herman Melville despaircourageheart Courage is worthy of respect when displayed in the maintenance of legitimate claims and in the repelling of aggressions, bodily or other. Courage is worthy of yet higher respect when danger is faced in defence of claims common to self and others, as in resistance to invasion. Courage is worthy of the highest respect when risk to life or limb is dared in defence of others. Herbert Spencer riskselfcourage Even in a world that's being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong. Hildegard of Bingen strongbravecourage My men have become women, but the women men. Herodotus womencouragemen Whatever your sex or position, life is a battle in which you are to show your pluck, and woe be to the coward. Whether passed on a bed of sickness or a tented field, it is ever the same fair play and admits no foolish distinction. Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men were born to succeed, not to fail. Henry David Thoreau couragemensex Of courtesy, it is much less Than courage of heart or holiness, Yet in my walks it seems to me That the Grace of God is in courtesy. Hilaire Belloc gracecourageheart Courage is the most common and vulgar of the virtues. Herman Melville virtuecouragecommon Something happens to me when I witness someone's courage. They may not know I'm watching and I might not let them know. But something happens to me that will last me for a lifetime. To fill me when I'm empty, and rock me when I'm low. Holly Near rockscourageinspirational Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses. Horace procrastinationcouragerunning No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy. Horatio Nelson couragewarenemy«2425262728293031323334»
