It makes him contemptible to be considered fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard himself as… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
courage isn't simply a matter of leading charges: sometimes it consists in speaking up, sometimes in stoic silence, sometimes in forging ahead,… — Elizabeth Samet Copy Share Image
Margaret had always dreaded lest her courage should fail her in any emergency, and she should be proved to be, what she… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
“I only feel close to people who arouse my energy, who make enormous demands of me, who are capable of enriching me… — Anaïs Nin Copy Share Image
1. Find your own style and have the courage to stick to it. 2. Choose your clothes for your way of life.… — Joan Crawford Copy Share Image
May every soul that touches mine - be it the slightest contact - get there from some good; some little grace; one… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
As long as you've got your courage of conviction, it works for you. I think that the same applies, too, even where… — Mukesh Ambani Copy Share Image
“The first thing to be remembered continuously is courage. The second thing: make all the effort that is possible. The third thing,… — Osho Copy Share Image
Do you know why guys are the ones that supposedly the ones, who askes the girl out? And when the guy does… — Brian Phung Copy Share Image
Positive images of the future are a powerful and magnetic force... They draw us on and energize us, give us courage and… — William James Copy Share Image
“Hideo wants me off the official games and the hunt. Zero has warned me to stay away. But I've never been good… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
Looking back at my career, I wish I knew then what I know now... that gender bias is built into the system,… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
“I take refuge in the Buddha,” that means I take refuge in the courage and the potential of fearlessness, of removing all… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“I know that if i could imbue her with a superpower, it would be the ability to withstand the pressures of the… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
“the humility appropriate for a fellow sinner, express the courage and authority of one confident of the Savior’s provision, exude the joy… — Bryan Chapell Copy Share Image
“I once lived in a place where the opinion of others mattered. It suffocated me, nearly broke me. So you’ll understand me,… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“Good people are not those who lack flaws, the brave are not those who feel no fear, and the generous are not… — Shankar Vedantam Copy Share Image
“Do you know what courage is? Not a willingness to fling oneself into danger without proper thought – that is nothing, nothing.… — Frances Hardinge Copy Share Image
Capture of Nanking Rain and a windstorm rage blue and yellow over Chung the bell mountain as a million peerless troops cross… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
The holistic doctrine of Karma gives us a reason for everything and everything for a reason. Karma, as a philosophy, maintains hope… — John Mumford Copy Share Image
One of the less dismaying aspects of race relations in the United States is that their improvement is not a matter of… — Margaret Halsey Copy Share Image
Fairy tales were not my escape from reality as a child; rather, they were my reality -- for mine was a world… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Men cannot be men—much less good or heroic men—unless their actions have meaningful consequences to people they truly care about. Strength requires… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
“Sharpen your Claws against wrong doing, against human suffering. Have Ears like Owls, HEAR what your child isn't telling you. Have Eyes… — Theresa L. Flores Copy Share Image
The highest point of humility consists in not merely acknowledging one's abjection, but in taking pleasure therein, not from any want of… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“When we spoke about attempts to give a man in camp mental courage, we said that he had to be shown something… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
If one doubts whether Grecian valor and patriotism are not a fiction of the poets, he may go to Athens and see… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Brave people don't hurt others. They take every pain in their stride. Forgiveness is their virtue. They neither hold anger or prejudice… — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
“She’d always loved the mountains, but as she turned back to face the spectacular seascape in the distance, she nearly lost her… — Steven Decker Copy Share Image
“Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
When a warrior is present and awake to all that she is, she is able to take on any challenge, any project,… — Debbie Ford Copy Share Image
We each cope differently with the specter of our deaths. Some people deny it. Some pray. Some numb themselves with tequila. I… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
“We can ast for comfort and hope and patience and courage . . . and we’ll git what we ast for. They… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
Once you find your own sound, you find the strength and courage to stay true to that. Keep going even in moments… — Richie Hawtin Copy Share Image
You don't get very far in life without having to be brave an awful lot. Because we all have our frightening moments… — Ysabella Brave Copy Share Image
“The further he raided, the closer he came to the other rooms. Those unused, cobwebbed chambers of her heart. Would he dare… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
Being an actor is about having the courage to follow your instincts, and also having the discipline and dedication to sacrifice the… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
Brave old-flowers! Wall-flowers, Gilly flowers, Stocks! For even as the field-flowers, from which a trifle, a ray of beauty, a drop of… — Maurice Maeterlinck Copy Share Image
Edward Snowden is anything but narcissist. In fact, I wonder every day how he could come up with the courage, muster the… — Lawrence Wilkerson Copy Share Image
People who have the courage to be individuals can usually think things through on their own and make sound decisions. They don't… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
