Quotes about Bravery

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.

Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear.

Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices.

Life was beautiful, and America was truly "the land of the free and the home of the brave," a land where someone like Gregory could become President; all you had to do was stay pure of heart, love God and your mother, be forever faithful to one girl, respect the law, defend the weak, and scorn money—because heroes never expected to be compensated.

Carme told them she couldn't remember what she felt, but she realized it's hard to die, and to invite death is cowardice.

You say you're a coward, but it takes courage to say good-bye to everything and cross a threshold without any idea where it leads.

We must act in spite of fear ... not because of it.

What recommends commerce to me is its enterprise and bravery. It does not clasp its hands and pray to Jupiter.

Valour is nobleness of the mind.

One man with courage makes a majority.