"It is easy enough to praise men for……" — John Ciardi
"It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their conviction. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their convictions."
More Bravery Quotes
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to… — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over… — Aristotle
- Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate… — Aristotle
- I'm not funny. What I am is brave. — Lucille Ball
- You can plan to be brave - it's even better if you just try to be brave. — Clive Barker
- Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a… — Joseph Addison
- It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man. — Georges Bernanos
- It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. — Aesop
- It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. — Erma Bombeck
- Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. — Christian Nestell Bovee