June 21, 2010

10 Inspirational Quotes On Courage

10 Inspirational Quotes On Courage
made by various extraordinary people

  1. “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” ~ by C.S. Lewis (British Scholar and Novelist. 1898-1963)

  2. “You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” ~ by Epicurus (Greek philosopher, BC 341-270)

  3. “Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” ~ by Unknown Author

  4. "Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.” ~ by Unknown Author

  5. “You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” ~ by Aristotle (Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scientist and Physician, 384 BC-322 BC)

  6. “A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.” ~ by William Shedd

  7. Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin to Pooh” ~ by A. A. Milne (English Humorist, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, 1882-1956)

  8. “It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.” ~ by Alex Karras

  9. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” ~ by Theodore Roosevelt (American 26th US President (1901-09), 1858-1919)

  10. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” ~ by Reinhold Niebuhr (American theologian, 1892-1971)

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