courage quotes

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. ~Mary Anne Radmacher

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. ~C.S. Lewis

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. ~Raymond Lindquist

To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity. ~Edward Weeks


Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne

It is not because things are difficult
that we do not dare.
It is because we do not dare
that they are difficult.

~ Seneca ~

Whatever course you decide upon,
there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.
There are always difficulties arising
which tempt you to believe that your critics are right.
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

And the day came
when the risk to remain tight in a bud
became more painful
than the risk it took to blossom.

~ Anais Nin ~

Life shrinks or expands
in proportion to one's courage.

~ Anais Nin ~

When we speak. we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed.
But when we are silent, we are still afraid.
So it is better to speak.

~ Audre Lorde ~