“To take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them.”
William Shakespeare
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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.
“Liberty's in every blow! Let us do or die!”
Robert Burns
FreedomBattle
“I am the man, I suffer'd, I was there.”
Walt Whitman
EnduranceWitness
“Resist much, obey little.”
Walt Whitman
IndependenceDefiance
“Bring me my Bow of burning gold! I will not cease from Mental Fight, nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand.”
William Blake
DeterminationSpirit
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Benjamin Franklin
LibertyRisk
“These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country.”
Thomas Paine
CrisisCommitment
“Valour lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.”
Miguel de Cervantes
BalanceWisdom
“Perfect valour is to do without witnesses what one would do before all the world.”
François de La Rochefoucauld
IntegrityValour
“The brave man thinks of himself last.”
Friedrich Schiller
SelflessnessBravery
“All for one, one for all.”
Alexandre Dumas
LoyaltyTeamwork
“All human wisdom is contained in these two words - 'Wait and hope.'”
Alexandre Dumas
HopePatience
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Charlotte Brontë
IndependenceWomen
“I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.”
Louisa May Alcott
GrowthResilience
“All right, then, I'll go to hell.”
Mark Twain
Moral CourageConscience
“He had been to touch the great death, and found that, after all, it was but the great death.”
Stephen Crane
Facing DeathGrowth
“I would rather be ashes than dust!”
Jack London
Living BoldlyPassion
“Be Prepared.”
Robert Baden-Powell
PreparationReadiness
“We took risks, we knew we took them; things have come out against us, and therefore we have no cause for complaint.”
Robert Falcon Scott
RiskAcceptance
“I am just going outside and may be some time.”
Lawrence Oates
SacrificeComposure
“Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.”
Ernest Shackleton
ResilienceAdventure
“I shall not give up my Jhansi.”
Rani Lakshmibai
PatriotismDefiance
“Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it!”
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
FreedomConviction
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
Mahatma Gandhi
WillpowerStrength
“They shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
The Bible (Isaiah 40:31)
StrengthHope