Quotes about courage

Men have a psychological need to show off their courage and strength. When he sees you talking to another guy, that instinct kicks in and he jumps to protect you and prove he’s worthy of your love.

Helen Fisher

You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Christopher Columbus

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

Samuel Johnson

My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.

Erica Jong

People tend to see only the stubble fields of transitoriness but overlook and forget the full granaries of the past into which they have brought the harvest of their lives: the deeds done, the loves loved, and last but not least, the sufferings they have gone through with courage and dignity.

Viktor Frankl

I call for effort, courage, sacrifice, devotion. Granting the love of freedom, all of these are possible. And the love of freedom is still fierce and steady in the nation today.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand.

Confucius

It takes moral courage to grieve; it requires religious courage to rejoice.

Søren Kierkegaard

Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.

Marcus Garvey

A woman named Helen Keller fought her way through long, silent darkness. Though she could not see or hear, she taught us to look at and listen to each other. Never waiting for life to get easier, she gave others courage to face their challenges.

Barack Obama