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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.
There's only one way you can fail, and that's to quit.
There's only one way you can fail, and that's to quit.
Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses read more
He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.
He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.
He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.
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.
I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.
I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my read more
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Dune, "Litany Against Fear", 1965.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take read more
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor ; spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.