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.
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Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.
You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.
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.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble read more
The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble soul its fears subdues, And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.
A bully is a coward turned inside out.
A bully is a coward turned inside out.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.
You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.
