Quotes about Courage
Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wailOr knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt,Dispraise, or blame, nothing but well and fair,And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
— John Milton
The brazen throat of war.
— John Milton
But wherefore thou alone wherefore with thee came not all hell broke loose Is pain to them less pain, less to be fled, or thou than they less hardy to endure courageous chief, The first in flight from pain, hadst thou alleged to thy deserted host this cause of flight, Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive.
— John Milton
All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.
— John Milton
Give the people not hell, but hope and courage.
— John Murray
The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life. And
— John Ortberg
Occasionally weep deeply over the life you hoped would be. Grieve the losses. Then wash your face. Trust God. And embrace the life you have.
— John Piper
Let the freedom to fail give you the hope to fight.
— John Piper
If death is no longer a fear, we're really free. Free to take any risk under the sun for Christ and for love.
— John Piper
Once upon a time, there was a safe, private place to take your controversial stand for Jesus. No more. If you are going to stand, you will be shot at—either figuratively or literally.
— John Piper
Therefore, one of God's purposes in the coronavirus is that his people put to death self-pity and fear, and give themselves to good deeds in the presence of danger. Christians lean toward need, not comfort. Toward love, not safety. That's what our Savior is like. That is what he died for.
— John Piper
Only the gospel can do two seemingly contradictory things: destroy pride and increase courage. Destroy self-exaltation and increase confidence. Destroy the pushiness of self-assertion and deliver from the paralysis of self-doubt.
— John Piper