Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a read more

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner.

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; read more

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world was better for this. -Don Quixote.

Without courage all virtues lose their meaning.

Without courage all virtues lose their meaning.

They can't hurt you unless you let them.

They can't hurt you unless you let them.

The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking read more

The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.

To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first.

To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first.

Tender handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man read more

Tender handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the read more

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.

If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of read more

If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.