Best 1109 quotes in «bravery quotes» category

Fortune and love favor the brave.

For thousands to do to death a few hundreds is no bravery. It is worse than cowardice. It is unworthy of nationalism, of any religion.

Fortune helps the brave.

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art.

Genuine bravery for a writer... It is about calmly speaking the truth when everyone else is silenced, when the truth cannot be expressed. It is about speaking out with a different voice, risking the wrath of the state and offending everyone, for the sake of the truth, and the writer's conscience.

Giving your team cover for their cowardice is foolish. Give them a platform for bravery instead.

God bless the Union; - it is dearer to us for the blood of brave men which has been shed in its defence.

God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.

Good resolutions are a pleasant crop to sow. -The seed springs up so readily, and the blossoms open so soon with such a brave show, especially at first. But when the time of flowers has passed, what as to the fruit?

He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts.

Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave.

Happiness requires courage, stamina, persistence, fortitude, perseverance, bravery, boldness, valor, vigor, concentration, solidity, substance, backbone, grit, guts, moxie, nerve, pluck, resilience, spunk, tenacity, tolerance, will power, chutzpah, and a good thesaurus.

Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.

Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape you.

He who dies before many witnesses always does so with courage.

He squeezed Steve's shoulder possessively. "Oh, Zero. He is not you, I must admit. He does not have your bravery, your nobility, your je ne sais quoi, and all he talks about is this magical place called 'Canada'.

He told me once to be brave, and though I have stood still while knives spun toward my face and jumped off a roof, I never thought I would need bravery in the small moments of my life. I do.

He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done.

Horsemanship through the history of all nations has been considered one of the highest accomplishments. You can't pass a park without seeing a statue of some old codger on a horse. It must be to his bravery, you can tell it's not to his horsemanship.

Honorable retreats are no ways inferior to brave charges, as having less fortune, more of discipline, and as much valor.

History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they've answered the call in bravery and sacrifice.

How well Horatius kept the bridge In the brave days of old.

However well organised the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of risks.

I am bravery. I am courage. I am valor. I am daring. I am holding a thesaurus.

I am brave, but I take a view. It is an educated view. I am careful. I am not reckless.

I always wanted to be a winner, to score goals. There was no massive bravery in terms of my mum passing away and stepping up. I just wanted to score. I know everyone would have given me a pass on it if I hadn't taken it. But I'd have had the hump with myself if I'd shirked it.

. . . idealism is one of the greatest forces in the world. It makes seeming impossibilities possible and succeeds where prudence fails. But unless the idealist is brave and has the courage to face the truth, his idealism creates nothing.

I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their bravery impressed me, but I felt that their zeal was misguided. I felt that violence was no remedy for India's ills, and that her civilisation required the use of a different and higher weapon for self-protection. - Hind Swaraj

I congratulate you, my brave countrymen and fellow soldiers, on the spirit and success with which you have executed this important part of our enterprise.

I decided once and for all that I was going to make it or die.

I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor.

I became a writer not because my father was one - my father made false teeth for a living. I became a writer because the Irish nuns who educated me taught me something about bravery with their willingness to give so much to me.

I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.

I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.

I don't want to die without a few scars.

I find my greatest strength in wanting to be strong. I find my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave. I don't know if I've ever realized it before,[...] I think we both realize it now. If there's no feeling of fear, then there's no need for courage.

I have seen incredible bravery from very young guys, the young generation that people write off.

If one cannot live the life of the brave, then it is better to die like the brave.

I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different. All your life you've been training to forget yourself, so when you're in danger, it becomes your first instinct

I have never known what to tell anybody. Except that it is better to do something than nothing, even if the cost is great.

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

I hear many condemn these men because they were so few. When were the good and the brave ever in a majority? Would you have had him wait till that time came?--till you and I came over to him?

I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done.

I just don't want to die without a few scars.

I knew that if the feat was accomplished it must be at a most fearful sacrifice of as brave and gallant soldiers as ever engaged in battle.

I like doing a challenging class because it makes me more brave in life. My perception of hardships is now completely different. I'm not whining and moaning inside as much.

I love drag queens and I love going to see them perform because those people have got so much character and bravery. Such balls! I love people with balls.

In the final analysis courage is nothing but an affirmative answer to the shocks of existence, to the shocks which it is necessary to bear for the sake of realizing one's own nature.