“Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes."
[The Rectorial Address Delivered by James M. Barrie at St. Andrew's University May 3, 1922, to the Red Gowns of St. Andrews, Canada, 1922]”
“The Naga laughed softly, 'There's a thin line that separates courage from stupidity.'
'And that line is only visible in retrospect, my friend. If I'm successful, people will call me brave. If I fail, I will be called foolish. Let ,me do what I think is right. I'll leave the verdict to the future.”
Source: Scion of Ikshvaku
“I was brave. I was foolish.
I went to help him without another thought.”
Source: Echo North
“Courage is nothing to laugh at, not if it is proper courage and exercised by men who know what they do is proper. Proper courage is wise courage. It's acting wisely, acting wisely when fear would have a man act otherwise. It is the endurance of the soul in spite of fear - wisely.”
Source: If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
“I have no expectation that any man will read history aright who thinks that what was done in a remote age, by men whose names have resounded far, has any deeper sense than what he is doing today.”
Source: The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Good luck belongs to those who know how and are not afraid." John Hay to President Theodore Roosevelt”
Source: All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
“Write down 10 things you would do in your life if you had absolutely no fear. Then pick one of them and do it.”
Source: Reinventing Yourself: How to Become the Person You've Always Wanted to Be
“The greatest compassion is the prevention of human suffering through patience, alertness, courage and kindness.”
Source: Walking the Path of Compassion
“Courage is stepping forward when all you can see is darkness.”
“She fastened the invisible corset of her composure snugly around herself and prepared to move forward with her plan.”
Source: The Perfect Poison