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Courage Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Some allow themselves to be overcome by panic, and others charge because they dare not remain at their posts. Some may be found whose courage…
- We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger....
- Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at…
- Perfect courage and utter cowardice are two extremes which rarely occur.
- The only security is courage.
- Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
- One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.
- True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.
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