Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is read more

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.

We are not downhearted, but we cannot understand what is
happening to our neighbours.

We are not downhearted, but we cannot understand what is
happening to our neighbours.

Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend
To mean devices for a sordid end.
Courage--an independent read more

Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend
To mean devices for a sordid end.
Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne,
By which the soul stands raised, triumphant high, alone.
Great in itself, not praises of the crowd,
Above all vice, it stoops not to be proud.
Courage, the mighty attribute of powers above,
By which those great in war, are great in love.
The spring of all brave acts is seated here,
As falsehoods draw their sordid birth from fear.

In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.

In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, read more

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.

Courage is found in unlikely places.

Courage is found in unlikely places.