You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

Every man has his own courage and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage hope confidence calmness and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength strength and courage to yield to.

Success is not measured by what you accomplish but by the opposition you have encountered and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Wisdom compassion and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Above all we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

One isn't necessarily born with courage but one is born with potential. Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind true merciful generous or honest.

History despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived but if faced with courage need not be lived again.

Courage means to keep working a relationship to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems and to stay focused during stressful periods.

I with a deeper instinct choose a man who compels my strength who makes enormous demands on me who does not doubt my courage or my toughness who does not believe me naive or innocent who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them.

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.

We gain strength and courage and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.