“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies.”
Aristotle
Self-ControlInner Strength
Courage Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · COURAGE
Courage Quotes
Read 200 of the best courage quotes about bravery, facing fear, standing up for what's right and never giving up, from Shakespeare, Emerson, the Bible and more.
“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”
Plato
WisdomFear
“Fortune fears the brave, and crushes the coward.”
Seneca
FortuneBravery
“Life, Lucilius, is really a battle.”
Seneca
LifeStruggle
“Be not ashamed to be helped; for it is thy business to do thy duty like a soldier in the assault on a town.”
Marcus Aurelius
Asking For HelpDuty
“Circumstances do not make the man, they only reveal him to himself.”
Epictetus
CharacterAdversity
“The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete.”
Confucius
IntegritySacrifice
“If, on self-examination, I find that I am upright, I will go forward against thousands and tens of thousands.”
Mencius
ConvictionMoral Courage
“Knowing that this body is fragile like a jar, and making this thought firm like a fortress, one should attack Mara with the weapon of knowledge.”
Buddha (Dhammapada)
Inner StrengthWisdom
“There is one omen, and one only - that a man should fight for his country.”
Homer
PatriotismDuty
“The nobly born must nobly live, or nobly die.”
Sophocles
HonourNobility
“For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.”
The Bible (Isaiah 41:13)
FaithComfort
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear.”
The Bible (Psalm 46:1-2)
StrengthFaith
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.”
The Bible (Psalm 112:7)
SteadfastnessTrust
“Fear not, little flock.”
The Bible (Luke 12:32)
ComfortFaith
“In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
The Bible (John 16:33)
HopeVictory
“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: be thou faithful unto death.”
The Bible (Revelation 2:10)
FaithfulnessEndurance
“Let the weak say, I am strong.”
The Bible (Joel 3:10)
StrengthConfidence
“Yet now be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you.”
The Bible (Haggai 2:4)
StrengthAction
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear.”
The Bible (1 John 4:18)
LoveFear
“Many strokes, though with a little axe, hew down and fell the hardest-timber'd oak.”
William Shakespeare
PersistenceSmall Steps
“A thousand hearts are great within my bosom.”
William Shakespeare
BraveryBattle
“I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, straining upon the start.”
William Shakespeare
ReadinessEagerness
“I have almost forgot the taste of fears.”
William Shakespeare
FearlessnessHardened
“Danger knows full well that Caesar is more dangerous than he.”
William Shakespeare
ConfidenceDanger