Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because…

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

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Winston Churchill

Other Courage Quotes

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave; it is merely a loose application of the word. Consider the flea!—incomparably the bravest of all the creatures of God, if ignorance of fear were courage. - View Quote Details on Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of…
Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail: a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail, striving and faith the only strength it knows. - View Quote Details on Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail: a fragile…
So many people tiptoe through life, so carefully, to arrive, safely, at death. - View Quote Details on So many people tiptoe through life, so carefully, to arrive,…
Cowardly Lion: Courage! What makes a king out of a slave? Courage! What makes the flag on the mast to wave? Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the “ape” in apricot? What have they got that I ain’t got?
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman: Courage!
Cowardly Lion: You can say that again! Hunh! - View Quote Details on Cowardly Lion: Courage! What makes a king out of a…
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him. - View Quote Details on I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the…
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once. - View Quote Details on Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste…
The mighty oak was once a little nut that stood its ground. - View Quote Details on The mighty oak was once a little nut that stood…
The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. - View Quote Details on The greatest test of courage on the earth is to…
We all have courage but those who think they don’t aren’t looking hard enough inside themselves… or are too scared of themselves. - View Quote Details on We all have courage but those who think they don’t…
Courage is grace under pressure. - View Quote Details on Courage is grace under pressure.