Quotes about Courage
We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honour or dishonour to the latest generation.
— Abraham Lincoln
He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.
— Samuel Johnson
We must act in spite of fear ... not because of it.
— Anonymous
What recommends commerce to me is its enterprise and bravery. It does not clasp its hands and pray to Jupiter.
— Henry David Thoreau
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment, but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures-and that is the basis of all morality.
— John F. Kennedy
Valour is nobleness of the mind.
— Anonymous
One man with courage makes a majority.
— Andrew Jackson
The weapon of the brave is in his heart.
— Anonymous
A brave arm makes a short sword long.
— Anonymous
Courage is the right disposition toward fear.
— Anonymous
Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
— Henry Ward Beecher