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Courage Quotes by Nathaniel Branden
- It is naive to think that self-assertiveness is easy. To live self-assertively--which means to live authentically--is an act of high courage. That is why so…
- It is a mistake to look at someone who is self assertive and say, "It's easy for her, she has good self-esteem." One of the…
- The feeling that "I am enough" does not mean that I have nothing to learn, nothing further to achieve, and nowhere to grow to. It…
- The more you surrender to the fear of someone's disapproval, the more you lose face in your own eyes, and the more desperate you become…
- Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of the misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves-their convictions and their aspirations-every day. There…
- Innovators and creators are persons who can to a higher degree than average accept the condition of aloneness. They are more willing to follow their…
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