Quotes about Bravery
men never really overcome fear until they imagine they are fighting to further a universal purpose—fighting for an idea, as they call it. Why was the Crusader braver than the pirate? Because he fought, not for himself, but for the Cross.
— George Bernard Shaw
Tapferkeit wird dadurch nicht schlechter, dass sie ein wenig schwerfällt.
— George Bernard Shaw
People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.
— George Eliot
But if she can marry blood, beauty, and bravery—the sooner the better.
— George Eliot
Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
— Samuel Johnson
This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops.
— Pope John Paul II
I found fear stimulating. Particularly after you've done something that you'd been frightened of at the time, but you carried through and did the job.
— Edmund Hillary
When time and need require, we should resist with all our might, and prefer death to slavery and disgrace.
— Cicero
They say, 'The coward dies many times'; so does the beloved. Didn't the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined?
— CS Lewis
What's dying is the frightened mind, so the love inside us can get a chance to breathe.
— Marianne Williamson
What sets lion chasers apart isn't the outcome. It's the courage to chase God-sized dreams.
— Mark Batterson
As I look back on my own life, I recognize this simple truth: The greatest opportunities were the scariest lions. Part of me has wanted to play it safe, but I've learned that taking no risks is the greatest risk of all.
— Mark Batterson