Quotes about courage

„All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.“

—  Muhammad Ali, book The Soul of a Butterfly

The Soul of a Butterfly, 2004
Variant: All through my life I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.
Source: The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey

„Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.“

—  Christopher Paolini, book Eragon

Variant: Are you willing to die for what you believe in? The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.
Source: Eragon

„Without fear there cannot be courage.“

—  Christopher Paolini American author 1983

„The only thing greater than the power of the mind is the courage of the heart“

—  John Nash American mathematician and Nobel Prize laureate 1928 - 2015

„Wounded and fleeing, heroes passed you by, while your face remained bright and your lips, smiling.
You surpassed the bounds of courage and understanding, until people claimed that you knew the unseen.
To you belongs the praise for these pearls I pronounce; you are the giver, I the arranger.
Oh, Sword never sheathed, whom none can doubt and from whom there is no refuge.
Blessed are warfare, glory and eminence; blessed are your subjects and all of Islam, for you are safe!“

—  Al-Mutanabbi Arabic poet from the Abbasid era 915 - 965

From the poem "To Sayf Al-Dawla"
Here 'Sword never sheathed' refers to 'Sayf Al-Dawla', whose name is a laqab meaning 'Sword of the Dynasty'. http://samarmedia.tv/en/video/295/al-mutanabi-arabic-poem-with-english/

„The ultimate courage is fighting a battle one knows they will lose; but they confront the adversary, to prevent them from winning.“

—  RJ Intindola (Gandolfo)

1978

„You, Socrates, began by saying that virtue can't be taught, and now you are insisting on the opposite, trying to show that all things are knowledge, justice, soundness of mind, even courage, from which it would follow that virtue most certainly can be taught.“

—  Protagoras pre-Socratic Greek philosopher -486 - -411 BC

As quoted in Protagoras by Plato

„The only book that is worth writing is the one we don’t have the courage or strength to write. The book that hurts us (we who are writing), that makes us tremble, redden, bleed“

—  Hélène Cixous French philosopher and writer 1937

„But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.“

—  Erwin Rommel German field marshal of World War II 1891 - 1944

Ch XVI : The Great Retreat, p. 347.

„I will survive, Tracy thought. I face mine enemies naked, and my courage is my shield.“

—  Sidney Sheldon, book If Tomorrow Comes

Source: If Tomorrow Comes

„You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.“

—  William Faulkner American writer 1897 - 1962

„Most of people talk, we do things. They plan, we achieve. They hesitate, we move ahead. We are living proof that when human beings have the courage and commitment to transform a dream into reality, there is nothing that can stop them. Dubai is a living example of that“

—  Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Emirati politician 1949

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„Basketball isn't easy. All my life I've been striving to make myself better. It's a full time commitment. To be the best, you have to work the hardest. You have to chase what seems impossible over and over and over again, because giving up is not an option, and when you feel like you've reached your limit, it's only the beginning, that's when the time to dig deep, to find the courage to push some more, because if you've got the drive, the discipline, and the resolve to do what it takes to make yourself great, then the rewards are endless.“

—  LeBron James American basketball player 1984

„Courage is hard. You have to be willing to take it on the chin if you get things wrong. Now I have clarity in my own life I’m able to focus…“

—  Billie Joe Armstrong American singer and guitarist 1972

„… Who could refrain,
That had a heart to love, and in that heart
Courage to make love known?“

—  William Shakespeare, Macbeth

Source: Macbeth

„Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.“

—  John Wayne American film actor 1907 - 1979

„You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.“

—  Thomas Merton Priest and author 1915 - 1968

„True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid…“

—  L. Frank Baum, book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Source: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Context: There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.

„It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.“

—  E.E. Cummings American poet 1894 - 1962