Quotes by Courage Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true. Salman Rushdie novelistscommunicationcourage Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls. Rumi soulspiritualcourage No mirror ever became iron again; Rumi maturitylightcourage A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep. Salman Rushdie namescouragesleep Drum sound rises on the air, its throb, my heart. A voice inside the beat says, "I know you're tired, but come. This is the way. Rumi tiredleadershipcourage This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross. This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum away. Rumi disciplinegoldcourage Little by little, wean yourself. This is the gist of what I have to say. From an embryo whose nourishment comes in the blood, move to an infant drinking milk, to a child on solid food, to a searcher after wisdom, to a hunter of invisible game. Rumi wisdomcouragechildren With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction. Samuel Eliot Morison honestycouragephilosophy Revile those who flatter you. Rumi courage He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions. Samuel Johnson passionwisdomcourage It's not enough to have a dream, Unless you're willing to pursue it. It's not enough to know what's right, Unless you're strong enough to do it. It's not enough to learn the truth, Unless you also learn to live it. It's not enough to reach for love, Unless you care enough to give it Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them. Samuel Smiles strongcouragedream Be not cast down. If ye saw Him who is standing on the shore, holding out His arms to welcome you to land, ye would wade, not only through a sea of wrongs, but through hell itself to be with Him. Samuel Rutherford landcouragesea Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage. Samuel Johnson hopecourage My dear friend, venture to take the wind on your face for Christ. Samuel Rutherford venturecouragewind [C]ourage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other. Samuel Johnson couragemeaningfulmen He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. Samuel Johnson honestycouragework Courage multiplies the chances of success by sometimes making opportunities, and always availing itself of them; and in this sense Fortune may be said to favor fools by those who, however prudent in their opinion, are deficient in valor and enterprise. Samuel Taylor Coleridge prudentcourageopportunity Pay no attention to the less courageous. Sara Genn couragepayattention Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice. Samuel Johnson qualityvicescourage We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action. Sarojini Naidu speechcourageinspiring«5859606162636465666768»
