Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble read more
The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble soul its fears subdues, And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.
It takes vision and courage to create, it takes faith and courage to prove.
It takes vision and courage to create, it takes faith and courage to prove.
Tender handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man read more
Tender handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
One man with courage makes a majority. -Andrew Jackson.
One man with courage makes a majority. -Andrew Jackson.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
