Great English Quotes and Aphorisms on courage 4 by famous writers

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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON COURAGE 4

The burden which is well borne becomes light.

Ovid (BC 43-18 AD, Roman poet)

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.

Ovid (BC 43-18 AD, Roman poet)

All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

George S. Patton (1885-1945, American army general during World War II)

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

George S. Patton (1885-1945, American army general during World War II)

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

John Petit-Senn (1792-1870, French poet)

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Plato (BC 427?-347?, Greek philosopher)

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

Titus Maccius Plautus (BC 254-184, Roman comic poet)

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Titus Maccius Plautus (BC 254-184, Roman comic poet)

Courage is its own reward.

Titus Maccius Plautus (BC 254-184, Roman comic poet)

Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.

Titus Maccius Plautus (BC 254-184, Roman comic poet)

Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.

Titus Maccius Plautus (BC 254-184, Roman comic poet)

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

Titus Maccius Plautus (BC 254-184, Roman comic poet)

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

Plutarch (46-120, Greek essayist, biographer)

Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness; one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

Plutarch (46-120, Greek essayist, biographer)

He shall fare well who confronts circumstances aright.

Plutarch (46-120, Greek essayist, biographer)

No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut.

Channing Pollock (1946-, American actor)

We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.

Marcel Proust (1871-1922, French novelist)

Alertness and courage are life's shield.

Burmese Proverb

It is better to begin in the evening than not at all.

English Proverb (Sayings of British origin)

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

English Proverb (Sayings of British origin)

Talking about bulls is not the same thing as being in the bullring.

Spanish Proverb (Sayings of Spanish origin)

God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.

Swedish Proverb (Sayings of Swedish origin)

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.

Ambrose Redmoon

It is amidst great perils we see brave hearts.

Jean Francois Regnard (1655-1709, French comic dramatist)

It is in great dangers that we see great courage.

Jean Francois Regnard (1655-1709, French comic dramatist)

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.

Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825, German novelist)

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it and conquering it.

Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825, German novelist)

Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but the first to rescue when others are in danger.

Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825, German novelist)

Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.

Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (1890-1973, American aviator, World War I ace)

Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery -- courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards.

James H. Robinson (American businessman, chairman of American express)

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962, American First Lady, columnist, lecturer, humanitarian)

When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962, American First Lady, columnist, lecturer, humanitarian)

Don't foul, don't flinch. Hit the line hard.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919, American President (26th))

One of man's finest qualities is described by the simple word "guts" -- the ability to take it. If you have the discipline to stand fast when your body wants to run, if you can control your temper and remain cheerful in the face of monotony or disappointment, you have "guts" in the soldiering sense.

John S. Roosman

It takes far less courage to kill yourself than it takes to make yourself wake up one more time. It is harder to stay where you are than to get out.

Judith Rossner (1935-, American author)

Courage is the capacity to confirm what can be imagined.

Leo C. Rosten (1908-1997, Polish-born American political scientist)

A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning of danger.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586, British author, courtier)

Father, may these people have the vision to see, the faith to accept the truth, the courage to stand by that which they know is right.

Author Unknown

Let us not fear the hidden. Or each other.

Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980, American writer)

Every problem in your life goes away in front of a bull because this problem, the bull, is bigger than all other problems. Of course, I have fear, but it is fear that I will fail the responsibility I have taken on in front of all those people -- not fear of the bull.

Cristina Sanchez

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure if they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967, American poet)

Nothing will come of nothing; we must dare mighty things.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616, British poet, playwright, actor)

Courage is a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.

William T. Sherman (1820-1891, American army commander)

If one is willing to do a thing he is afraid to do, he does not have to ... face a situation fearlessly, and if there is no situation to face; it falls away of its own weight.

Florence Scovel Shinn (1876-1953, American artist, metaphysics teacher, author)

Courage is the fear of being thought a coward.

Horace Smith

We shall steer safely through every storm as long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our trust fixed on God.

St. Francis De Sales (1567-1622, Roman Catholic bishop, writer)

The brave person thinks of himself last of all.

Johann Friedrich Von Schiller (1759-1805, German dramatist, poet, historian)

The fly ought to be used as the symbol of impertinence and audacity, for whilst all other animals shun man more than anything else, and run away even before he comes near them, the fly lights upon his very nose.

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860, German philosopher)

Courage is spelled I-N-T-E-G-R-I-T-Y.

Robert H. Schuller (1926-, American minister, author, social leader)

It takes guts to get out of the ruts.

Robert H. Schuller (1926-, American minister, author, social leader)

I have never seen a man who could do real work except under the stimulus of encouragement and enthusiasm and the approval of the people for whom he is working.

Charles M. Schwab (1862-1939, American industrialist, businessman)

The difference between getting somewhere and nowhere is the courage to make an early start.

Charles M. Schwab (1862-1939, American industrialist, businessman)

The will to do, the soul to dare.

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832, British novelist, poet)

Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?

Frank Scully

Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid; a coward knows when you are not.

David Seabury (American doctor, author)

We learn courageous action by going forward whenever fear urges us back.

David Seabury (American doctor, author)

Courage is a scorner of things which inspire fear.