Maya Angelou
Poet, Memoirist
"Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else."
Bravery quotes
Bravery
423 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Indira Gandhi
Politician
"Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave."
Muhammad Iqbal
Poet, Philosopher
"If one cannot live the life of the brave, then it is better to die like the brave."
Charles Dickens
Novelist
"Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true."
Woodrow Wilson
Politician
"The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them."
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"God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them."
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"Hagrid, look what I’ve got for relatives!” Harry said furiously. “Look at the Dursleys!” “An excellent point,” said Professor Dumbledore. “My own brother, Aberforth, was prosecuted for practicing inappropriate charms on a goat. It was all over the papers, but did Aberforth hide? No, he did not! He held his head high and went about his business as usual! Of course, I’m not entirely sure he can read, so that may not have been bravery. . . ."
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"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point."
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"Courage is one step ahead of fear."
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"Life does not stand still for families and local communities when our brave men and women are deployed, but we can make their time apart more bearable by recognizing their sacrifice and fulfilling our commitments to them."
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"No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected."
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"I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster."
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"Courage is a peculiar kind of fear."
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"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones."
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"Bravery and courage is walking into pain and knowing that something better is on the other side"
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"Courage is found in unlikely places."
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"Be brave, be bold, be free."
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"True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid."
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"Serenity comes from the ability to say “Yes” to existence. Courage comes from the ability to say “No” to the wrong choices made by others."
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"If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try."
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"Any danger spot is tenable if men, brave men, will make it so."
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"I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different."
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"There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear."
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"Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape you."
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"Sometimes bravery is as simple as following your gut."
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