brave quotes

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

— Nelson Mandela

“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”

— Joanne Kathleen Rowling

“The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.”

— Douglas MacArthur

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.”

— Thomas Paine

“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. ”

— Aristotle

“Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. ”

— Aristotle

“To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.”

— Aristotle

“We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action. ”

— Aristotle

“Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.”

— Charles Dickens

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

“It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity. ”

— Horace

“Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes. ”

— Euripides

“Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.”

— Aesop

“Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery. ”

— Victor Hugo

“Fortune and love favor the brave.”

— Ovid

“No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected. ”

— Julius Caesar

“No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote. ”

— Hillary Clinton

“That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.”

— Edgar Allan Poe

“We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.”

— Helen Keller

“Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.”

— John Fitzgerald Kennedy

“Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.”

— Douglas MacArthur

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”

— Thomas Paine

“Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.”

— Ronald Reagan

“Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.”

— Homer

“I'm not funny. What I am is brave.”

— Lucille Ball

brave quotes

“You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.”

“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.”

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.”

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”

“The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.”

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.”

“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. ”

“Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. ”

“To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.”

“We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action. ”

“Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.”

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.”

“It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity. ”

“Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes. ”

“Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.”

“It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.”

“Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery. ”

“Fortune and love favor the brave.”

“No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected. ”

“No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote. ”

“That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.”

“We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.”

“Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.”

“Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.”

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”

“Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.”

“Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.”

“Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.”

“I'm not funny. What I am is brave.”