Quotes about courage
191 quotes from 139 people
Frank Herbert1920–1986Dune (1965), the Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear
Herodotus484–425 BCThe Histories, Book 7, Ch. 50 (trans. George Rawlinson)
Hermann Hesse1877–1962Gertrude (1910), p. 236Now always be the best, my boy, the bravest,
and hold your head up high above the others.
Homer900–800 BCIliad, VI. 208 (tr. Robert Fagles); Glaucus recalling his father’s chargeYou see, the point is that the strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
Henrik Ibsen1828–1906An Enemy of the People (1882), Act V
Andrew Jackson1767–1845To troops who had abandoned their lines during the Battle of New Orleans (8 January 1815).
Steve Jobs1955–2011Commencement address at Stanford University (12 June 2005)
Pope John Paul II1920–2005Homily of His Holiness John Paul II for the Inauguration of his Pontificate, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on Sunday, 22 October 1978
Samuel Johnson1709–1784Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol IV (June 1784) p. 526
John Paul Jones1747–1792Letter to Le Ray de Chaumont (16 November 1778), as quoted in The Naval History of the United States (1890) by Willis John Abbot, p. 82- John Paul Jones1747–1792Reply when asked whether his ship had struck, Battle of Flamborough Head (23 September 1779), as recalled by his first lieutenant, Richard Dale, in John Henry Sherburne’s Life and Character of John Paul Jones (1825); Jones’s own report gives no such words
Erica Jongborn 1942How to Save Your Own Life (1977)
