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Courage Quotes
Courage isn't the absence of fear — it's acting while you're still afraid. These courage quotes are for the moment right before you jump. Read one, then take the step.
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More topics ›Fear and courage are brothers.— Cornelia Funke
Slow and steady wins the race.— Aesop
We must imagine Sisyphus happy.— Albert Camus
Fall seven times, get up eight.— Japanese Proverb
The phoenix must burn to emerge.— Janet Fitch
Courage is grace under pressure.— Ernest Hemingway
Every flight begins with a fall.— George R.R. Martin
Past tears are present strength.— George MacDonald
Fall seven times, stand up eight.— Japanese Proverb
Fortune and love favor the brave.— Ovid
Bravery never goes out of fashion.— William Makepeace Thackeray
Failure isn't an end. It's a step.— Brandon Sanderson
Anybody can be great with a sword.— Shannon Hale
There is strength in the breaking.— Renée Ahdieh
Courage shared is courage doubled.— Diana Gabaldon
You're the strongest person I know.— Holly Black
Storms make trees take deeper roots.— Dolly Parton
Always do what you are afraid to do.— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Only you can decide what breaks you.— Sarah J. Maas
Courage is found in unlikely places.— J.R.R. Tolkien
Courage is knowing what not to fear.— Plato
After the storm, the ground hardens.— Korean Proverb
Without fear there cannot be courage.— Christopher Paolini
Pain is a reminder that you survived.— Sarah J. Maas
Despair is a luxury we cannot afford.— Brandon Sanderson
That which yields is not always weak.— Jacqueline Carey
Even at your worst, you're incredible.— Buddy Wakefield
Arrange whatever pieces come your way.— Virginia Woolf
Even a broken sword can guard a heart.— Sarah J. Maas
Fall down seven times, stand up eight.— Chinese Proverb
Adversity is the foundation of virtue.— Japanese Proverb
Memories are our reservoir of strength.— Neil Gaiman
You learn, you survive, you keep going.— Naomi Novik
It's the deep breath before the plunge.— J.R.R. Tolkien
I am the mountain that cannot be moved.— Rae Carson
What cannot be changed must be endured.— Robert Jordan
I am the Reaper and death is my shadow.— Pierce Brown
Pain is certain, suffering is optional.— Buddha
What does not kill me makes me stronger.— Friedrich Nietzsche
They also serve who only stand and wait.— John Milton
The strongest hearts have the most scars.— Jeff Hood
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.— Friedrich Nietzsche
You cannot kill me in a way that matters.— V.E. Schwab
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.— African Proverb
What is to give light must endure burning.— Viktor E. Frankl
Once you choose hope, anything's possible.— Christopher Reeve
The real hero is always a hero by mistake.— Umberto Eco
The man who fears losing has already lost.— George R.R. Martin
The wind does not break a tree that bends.— Guy Gavriel Kay
Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do.— Brandon Sanderson
You do not need to be perfect to be brave.— Naomi Novik
Each of us must walk through our own fire.— Brandon Sanderson
Forget safety. Live where you fear to live.— Rumi
Be brave enough to be bad at something new.— Leigh Bardugo
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What is the best quote about courage?
Nelson Mandela put it plainly: "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." Courage and fear aren't opposites — they show up together.
What is a short courage quote?
"Feel the fear and do it anyway." Or Mary Anne Radmacher's: "Courage doesn't always roar." Short courage quotes work because you can say them to yourself in the two seconds before you act.
How can a quote make you braver?
It can't do the brave thing for you — but the right line, remembered at the right moment, can be the nudge that tips you from hesitating to acting. Sometimes that's the whole difference.