Courage Quote by Plutarch

“These things sensibly affected Theseus, who, thinking it but just not to disregard, but rather partake of, the sufferings of his fellow citizens, offered…

— Plutarch

“So ran the speech. Burdened and sick at heart, He feigned hope in his look, and inwardly Contained his anguish. […] Aeneas, more than…

— Virgil

“Menestheus, the son of Peteus, grandson of Orneus, and the great-grandson to Erechtheus, the first man that is recorded to have affected popularity and…

— Plutarch

“[Theseus] soon found himself involved in factions and troubles; those who long had hated him had now added to their hatred contempt; and the…

— Plutarch

“But he desired rather to subdue to his will both Elves and Men, envying the gifts with which Ilúvatar promised to endow them; and…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want -- not to be admired, as he had feared; not to…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“They no longer wanted to entice anyone; all they wanted was to catch a glimpse for as long as possible of the reflected glory…

— Franz Kafka

“Therefore he willed that the hearts of Men should seek beyond the world and should find no rest therein; but they should have a…

— JRR Tolkien

“He himself, he realized, had always been most abominably frightened, even at the height of his divine power, a frail god upon a rickety…

— Patrick White

“His chest heaved once, as if his large heart, weary of despotic constriction, had expanded, despite the will, and made a vigorous bound for…

— Charlotte Brontë

“He had always prided himself on his ability to bargain, to bluff, to contain his ever-aching heart within the folds of his robes where…

— V.S. Carnes

“Odysseus, son of Laertes, the great traveller, prince of wiles and tricks and a thousand ways. He showed me his scars, and in return…

— Madeline Miller