Courage quotes, with sources

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.

Arise, O son! burst thy bonds and be free! How long wilt thou be captive to silver and gold?

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Knowledge is the antidote to fear.

Self-trust is the essence of heroism.

That which does not kill me, makes me stronger.

It is nothing to die; it is dreadful not to live.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.

He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.

He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty.

You may fetter my leg, but my will not even Zeus himself can overpower.

Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

And so I commanded myself to live.

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear.

If God be for us, who can be against us?

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

Give me silence and I will outdare the night.

Nothing is impossible to the man who can will.

Have the courage not to adopt another’s courage.

Freedom cannot be bestowed — it must be achieved.

For sometimes it is an act of bravery even to live.

I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

The premeditation of death is the premeditation of liberty.

The man that stands by himself, the universe stands by him also.

No servitude is more disgraceful than that which is self-imposed.

Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.

I would unite with anybody to do right; and with nobody to do wrong.

Hit the line hard; don’t foul and don’t shirk, but hit the line hard.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God.

The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything.

An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

Never be afraid of the moments—thus sings the voice of the everlasting.

Loyalty to petrified opinions never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.

My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its place.

I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself.

To live in a great idea means to treat the impossible as though it were possible.

Perfect valour is to do without witnesses what one would do before all the world.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might.

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others.

Fight, O my brother, as long as life lasts.

A good indignation brings out all one’s powers.

There is nothing but myself, what can frighten me?

Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark.

When were the good and the brave ever in a majority?

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.

Birth and death are the two noblest expressions of bravery.

Love will make men dare to die for their beloved—love alone.

Some one must take the first step, and assume the risk of it.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

You are good when you walk to your goal firmly and with bold steps.

That man who has never been in danger cannot answer for his courage.

Those faults are always pardonable that we have the courage to avow.

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.

Where death waits for us is uncertain; let us look for him everywhere.

Be strong, and enter into your own body: for there your foothold is firm.

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

In every artist there is a germ of daring, without which no talent is conceivable.

When Fortune comes, seize her in front with a sure hand, because behind she is bald.

Brave deeds are most estimable when hidden.

Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage.

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.

Self is the lord of self, who else could be the lord?

If you realize that you are free, you are free this moment.

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?