"This is the way to cultivate courage: First, by standing firm on some conscientious principle, some law of duty. Next, by being faithful to truth and right on small occasions and common events. Third, by trusting in God for help and power."

"Be courageous. Be independent. Only remember where the true courage and independence come from."

"Quod sors feret feremus æquo animo."

"Ei di virilità grave e maturo, Mostra in fresco vigor chiome canute."

"Fortuna opes auferre, non animum potest."

"Virtus in astra tendit, in mortem timor."

"Christianity offers reasons for not fearing death or the universe, and in so doing it fails to teach adequately the virtue of courage. The craving for religious faith being largely an outcome of fear, the advocates of faith tend to think that certain kinds of fear are not to be deprecated. In this, to my mind, they are gravely mistaken. To allow oneself to entertain pleasant beliefs as a means of avoiding fear is not to live in the best way. In so far as religion makes its appeal to fear, it is lowering to human dignity."

"Be of good courage, and if you are discouraged be encouraged in the presence of the different forms of nature."

"C'est dans les grands dangers qu'on voit les grands courages."

"Cowards may fear to die; but courage stout, Rather than live in snuff, will be put out."

"Non solum taurus ferit uncis cornibus hostem, Verum etiam instanti læsa repugnat ovis."

"Bonus animus in mala re, dimidium est mali."

"Pluma haud interest, patronus an cliens probior sit Homini, cui nulla in pectore est audacia."

"Animus tamen omnia vincit. Ille etiam vires corpus habere facit."

"I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward."

"Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid."

"What! shall one monk, scarce known beyond his cell, Front Rome's far-reaching bolts, and scorn her frown? Brave Luther answered, "Yes"; that thunder's swell Rocked Europe, and discharmed the triple crown."

"Write on your doors the saying wise and old, "Be bold! be bold!" and everywhere—"Be bold; Be not too bold!" Yet better the excess Than the defect; better the more than less; Better like Hector in the field to die, Than like a perfumed Paris turn and fly."

"On ne peut répondre de son courage quand on n'a jamais été dans le péril."

""Be bold!" first gate; "Be bold, be bold, and evermore be bold," second gate; "Be not too bold!" third gate."

"Justum et tenacem propositi virum Non civium ardor prava jubentium, Non vultus instantis tyranni, Mente quatit solida."

"O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong, And let no warrior in the heat of fight Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes; For more of those who shrink from shame are safe Than fall in battle, while with those who flee Is neither glory nor reprieve from death."

"Tender handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silks remains."

"Few persons have courage enough to appear as good as they really are."

"Stop shallow water still running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn."

"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."

"The charm of the best courages is that they are inventions, inspirations, flashes of genius."

"A man of courage is also full of faith."

"We are not downhearted, but we cannot understand what is happening to our neighbours."

"One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, Never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, Held we fall to rise, are baffled to flight better, Sleep to wake."

"The schoolboy, with his satchel in his hand, Whistling aloud to bear his courage up."

"Such is the essence of valor: an unthinking moment, a spark along the spinal nerves, predetermined by the sum total of everything you have ever done, wished to do or not to do, and wish you had done, or hadn't, and then comes the pain."

"Courage is a moral quality; it is not a chance gift of nature like an aptitude for games. It is a cold choice between two alternatives, the fixed resolve not to quit; an act of renunciation which must be made not once but many times by the power of the will."

"Real courage, however, is shown by those who don’t merely follow the trend or status quo, but who stand up for that which is right and truly just — and don’t kneel."

"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 merely a loose application of the word. Consider the flea! — incomparably the bravest of all the creatures of God, if ignorance of fear were courage."

"Who stemm'd the torrent of a downward age."

"Mental clarity is the child of courage, not the other way around."

"Some paths aren't lost—they’re just waiting for someone brave enough to walk them."

"True courage scorns To vent her prowess in a storm of words; And, to the valiant, actions speak alone."

"Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement."

"Whether you want to break free or connect, it's your choice. But with great courage, I locked my eyes with yours."

"Courage is never born with a person; time and circumstances inject it into a person and bring it forth from within."

"Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity."

"If good people would but make their goodness agreeable, and smile instead of frowning in their virtue, how many would they win to the good cause!"

"The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness."

"Cheerful looks make every dish a feast."

"A scrip on my back, and a staff in my hand, I march on in haste through an enemy's land; The road may be rough, but it cannot be long; And I'll smooth it with hope, and I'll cheer it with song."

"Sweetness of spirit and sunshine is famous for dispelling fears and difficulties; patience is a mighty help to the burden-bearer."

"The soul that perpetually overflows with kindness and sympathy will always be cheerful."