It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.

Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.

The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.

Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.

Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.

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.

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. -R. G. Ingersoll.

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. -R. G. Ingersoll.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.

Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking on. -La Rochefoucauld.

Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking on. -La Rochefoucauld.