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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
 Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm 
and it will turn.  
 Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm 
and it will turn. 
There's no substitute for guts.
There's no substitute for guts.
Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a read more
Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
Courage is found in unlikely places.
Courage is found in unlikely places.
It takes vision and courage to create, it takes faith and courage to prove.
It takes vision and courage to create, it takes faith and courage to prove.
 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. 
Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.
Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.