Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.