Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties read more

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.

There's no substitute for guts.

There's no substitute for guts.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

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.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every
virtue at the testing point.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every
virtue at the testing point.

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.

You can't test courage cautiously.

You can't test courage cautiously.

No person among us deserves any other reward for performing a brave and worthy action, but the consciousness of having read more

No person among us deserves any other reward for performing a brave and worthy action, but the consciousness of having served his nation.