“Morality is a mountain which we cannot climb by our own efforts; and if we could we should only perish in the ice and unbreathable air of the summit, lacking those wings with which the rest of the journey has to be accomplished. For it is from there that the real ascent begins. The ropes and axes are 'done away' and the rest is a matter of flying.”
Courageous feeling
Courageous Quotes — page 195 of 1106
“The first thing you must do is forget that I'm Black. Second, you must never forget that I'm Black.”
“And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.”
“If the Almighty in his mercy allows us to settle peace among the christian leaders, we shall press on not only to destroy completely the bad seeds, but also to expand the territories of Christ, and, supported by these achievements, we shall go forward, with God favouring his own purposes, to the most holy expedition against the infidels, the desire for which is deeply fixed in our heart.”
“Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.”
“Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control. Where ever the cause of liberty is making its way, one of its highest accomplishments is the guarantee of the freedom of the press.”
“The world will knock you down plenty. You don't need to be doing it to yourself.”
“The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one'.... (The man who first said that) was probably a coward.... He knew a great deal about cowards but nothing about the brave. The brave dies perhaps two thousand deaths if he's intelligent. He simply doesn't mention them.”
“We all must do what Christ did. We must make our experiment. We must make mistakes. We must live out our own version of life. And there will be error. If you avoid error you do not live.”
“The most dangerous things in the world are immense accumulations of human beings who are manipulated by only a few heads.”
“When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, why can't I do anything I want to do? You know, go for it.”
“Freedom of speech is the great bulwark of liberty; they prosper and die together: And it is the terror of traitors and oppressors, and a barrier against them. It produces excellent writers, and encourages men of fine genius.”
“Never buy a stock immediately after a substantial rise or sell one immediately after a substantial drop.”
“Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.”
“You can't teach court savvy”
“The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.”
“Do not go gentle into that good night.”
“Forces of good and evil are massed and armed and opposed as rarely before in history. Freedom is pitted against slavery; lightness against the dark... In the final choice, a soldier's pack is not so heavy a burden as a prisoner's chains.”
“The revolution is made through human beings, but individuals must forge their revolutionary spirit day by day”
“To know what is the right thing to do and not do it is the greatest cowardice.”