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Courage Quotes by David McCullough
- The first of all qualities of a general is courage.
- Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self-command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair.
- Courage is contagious. If a leader shows courage, others get the idea.
- The year 1776, celebrated as the birth year of the nation and for the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was for those who carried…
- George P. A. Healy; "I knew no one in France, I was utterly ignorant of the language, I did not know what I should do…
More Courage Quotes
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave… — Aristotle
- Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. — Aristotle
- We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action. — Aristotle
- To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there. — Richard Bach
- Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside… — Lance Armstrong
- True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge… — Arthur Ashe
- To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. — Teresa of Avila
- Action is the antidote to despair. — Joan Baez