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True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.
True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.
Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.
Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.
This is courage in a man: to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.
This is courage in a man: to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not read more
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not read more
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave.
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.
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace,
the best of circumstances.
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace,
the best of circumstances.
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
