Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.


On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.


I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Saturday, February 9, 2008

COURAGE

Often the test of courage is not to die but to live. ……. Vittorio Alfieri

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway. ……. Robert Anthony

It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins. …….Jerome Cady

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak,
Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ......Winston S. Churchill

Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it. …… Timothy Dalton

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. …… Walt Disney

From caring comes Courage. ……. Lao Tzu

Courage is the greatest of all the virtues.
Because if you haven't courage,
you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others ………Samuel Johnson

The Courage to be, is the courage to accept oneself,
in spite of being unacceptable. …….Paul Tillich

Courage is the first of human qualities;
Because it is the quality which guarantees the others. …….Aristotle

Optimism is the foundation of Courage. …… Nicholas Butler

Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting Peace …….Amelia Earhart

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears. …….Arnold Koesttler

It isn't life that matters! It is the Courage you bring to it. ……Sir Hugh Walpole

Wait on the Lord; Be of good Courage,
And he shall strengthen thine heart. …..Psalm 27:14

Courage is the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. …..Rollo May

Courage does not always roar like a lion;
Sometimes it is the quiet voice inside that is saying;
…….. “I will try again tomorrow.” …..Mary Ann Radmachar

The greatest test of Courage on earth,
is to bear defeat without losing heart. …..R. G. Ingersoll

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. ……Maya Angelou

Courage is being scared to death; and saddling up anyway. …John Wayne

He who is not Courageous enough to take risks,
will accomplish nothing in life. …….Muhammed Ali

rue Courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher. …….. John Petit-Senn

A man of Courage is also full of faith. ……Cicero

It takes moral courage to grieve;
it requires religious courage to rejoice. ……Soren Kierkgaard

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand,
the spines of others are often stiffened ……Billy Graham

I’ve learned that Courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it. …….Nelson Mandela

Courage is not the absence of despair;
it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. ……Rollo May

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms.
It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. …..G.K. Chesterton

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

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities;
- because it is the quality which guarantees all others. …….Joseph Chamberlain

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. ……. Karl Von Clausewitz

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