Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away.
Therefore, don't let sinners take courage to think they will be favoured like the thief on the cross; for we see on the other side, they may be like the hardened one, and reproach death itself.
Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is now needed for the future.
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
As soldiers need not only courage but tactics also, so does a philosopher need not only courage and philosophy but discernment also, to tell what his right time of dying is - so that he neither seek it nor flee it.
We know the threats - from global terrorist networks to the spread of deadly weapons. Yet we also know that embedded in this time of danger is the promise of a new day, if we have the courage and commitment to work together.
Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world.
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.
It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
I'm a big fan of small business ownership. I think it's the backbone of American innovation. But to be successful, you first have to have the courage to go for it.
The Brazilian poet Vinicius de Moraes wrote that beauty is fundamental. Well, with the poet's permission, so is courage.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
I remember having friends in high school that did the theater department stuff, and I always wanted to try it but never had the guts to. I was the class clown but could never really build up the courage to try it. I took one acting class and really enjoyed it.
I have a huge political interest. I just wish I had the courage to come into politics in India.
I look back at the looks I've had over the years. I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things. Would I do it again? No. But that's part of the learning process and getting from point A to point B.
We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it.
Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage.
Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity.
Something like riding a horse - which I've recently started doing - requires courage, especially for me, as I started out being actually scared of horses.
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.
What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?
Make-up is the last thing to enhance your beauty, but it's very important because it builds up your self-confidence and gives you more courage.
If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people.
The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know.
There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe - because I've done a little of this myself - pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing.
With his trademark courage and conviction, President Reagan led us out of the Cold War, spreading his vision of freedom, resulting in the release of millions of people from the yoke of communism.
We can score political points. We can try to advance some important initiatives. But at some point, it takes sober-minded, responsible conservative leaders to identify when you've pushed as far as you can and to have the courage to go back and face the electorate and explain to them why you voted the way you did.
