“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Courage
Mark Twain on Courage
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” Continue reading
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Courage and Persistence
“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.” Continue reading
Jean Paul Richter on Courage
“A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.” Continue reading
Winston Churchill on Success
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Continue reading
Andre Gide on Discovery
“Man cannot discover new oceans until he has courage to lose sight of the shore.” Continue reading
Marcus Tullius Cicero on Faith
“A man of courage is also full of faith.” Continue reading
Christopher Columbus on Exploration
“Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.” Continue reading
Saint Augustine on Hope
“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” Continue reading
Indira Gandhi on Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.” Continue reading