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- One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this.
- Cervantes, The Impossible Dream
- Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
- Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
- To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage.
- Confucius Analects
- Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
- Anais Nin (1903 - 1977)
- 'Tisn't life that matters! 'Tis the courage you bring to it.
- Sir Hugh Walpole
- Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
- William Ellery Channing (1780 - 1842)
- Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.
- Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
- Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
- The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.
- Daniel Boorstin
- Virtues are acquired through endeavor,
Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts. - Nagarjuna
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