Napoleon on courage

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

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

Aristotle384–322 BC

Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare1564–1616Julius Caesar (1599), Act II, scene ii.In context

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.