Theodore Roosevelt·1910·BadlandsCourage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength.
Ralph Waldo Emerson·1841·ConcordWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Thucydides·431 BC·Athens, GreeceThe bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.
Michel de Montaigne·1925It is the part of cowardice, not of courage, to go and crouch in a hole under a massive tomb, to avoid the blows of fortune.
Rumi·1260The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.
Winston Churchill·1943·CommonsCourage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill·1945·Downing StYou have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Miyamoto Musashi·1643·Kumamoto, JapanGenerally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.
Ralph Waldo Emerson·1837Character is higher than intellect...A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.
Marcus Aurelius·170 AD·Danube FrontierNever esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
Confucius·500 BCThe man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
Marcus Aurelius·171 AD·AquincumYou have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.