Quotes about courage
191 quotes from 139 people
Where there is no joy there can be no courage; and without courage all other virtues are useless.
Edward Abbey1927–1989Desert Solitaire (1968), “Water”, p. 113
Jane Addams1860–1935Peace and Bread in Time of War (1922), Chapter 7: Personal Reactions During WarI’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.
Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.
Maya Angelou1928–2014in Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou (2014), p. 68Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
Arthur Ashe1943–19931991 commencement address at Ohio Wesleyan University
Richard Bachborn 1936Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914What I Saw At Shiloh (1881), V
William Blake1757–1827Proverbs of Hell, Line 49Civil courage, in fact, can grow only out of the free responsibility of free men.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer1906–1945“After Ten Years” (Christmas 1942), in Letters and Papers from PrisonGo to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.
Ray Bradbury1920–2012Brown Daily Herald (24 March 1995)Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
