“Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.”
Courage is not the absence of fear — that line shows up here more than once, and for good reason. These quotes explore bravery in all its forms: physical, moral, emotional, and the quiet kind that shows up when you simply refuse to quit.
“You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”
“Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.”
“Every man of courage is a man of his word.”
“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.”
“A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.”
“Courage and willingness to just go for it, whether it is a conversation or a spontaneous trip or trying new things that are scary - it is a really attractive quality.”
“In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential... it's no different in the financial realm.”
“Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment.”
“The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage.”
“When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.”
“One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man.”
“He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.”
“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.”
“It requires more courage to suffer than to die.”
“The weak in courage is strong in cunning.”
“There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.”