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True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.
The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark.
The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark.
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
Fortune helps the brave.
Fortune helps the brave.
Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.
Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take read more
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor ; spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and read more
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.