Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees read more

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.

He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms: it means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to read more

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms: it means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

Write on your doors the saying wise and old,
"Be bold! be bold!" and everywhere--"Be bold;
Be read more

Write on your doors the saying wise and old,
"Be bold! be bold!" and everywhere--"Be bold;
Be not too bold!" Yet better the excess
That the defect; better the more than less;
Better like Hector in the field to die,
Than like a perfumed Paris turn and fly.

Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.

Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return.

Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return.

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less read more

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.