Bravery Quotes - Page 6

Being brave doesn't mean you're not scared.

We never know how high we are
Till we are called to rise;
And then, if we are true to plan,
Our statures touch the skies.

The heroism we recite
Would be a daily thing,
Did not ourselves the cubits warp
For fear to be a king.

Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple. A child afraid of the dark who one day blows out the candle; a women terrified of the pain of childbirth who says, 'It is time to become a mother'. Heroism does not always live on the battlefield.

Who is the brave man-he who feels no fear? If so, then bravery is but a polite term for a mind devoid of rationality and imagination.

Bravery is a willing decision to do what must be done. Fear is a cancer that is cured only by doing what must be done, backed by an intelligent, open mind.

There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

Remember, the opposite of bravery is not cowardice, but conformity.

The beach was empty and dark but she couldn't hear her fear over the call of the surf.

All the best writers take risks, offend people often and say fuck you to the critics.

I know of no better or quicker way to step into my greatness than to step out of what's familiar.

Danger confronted properly is not something a man must fear.

They thought he was scared all the time because he was a coward. The truth was, only he could see the world clearly enough to know how truly scary it was.

To incessantly blame others for my shortcomings is cowardice borne of fear, fed by fear, and haunted by fear. To be steadfastly accountable for my shortcomings is bravery borne of God, fed by God, and blessed by God.

He that feareth is a slave, were he never so rich, were he never so powerful. But he that is without fear is king of all the world. Though hast my sword. Strike. Death shall be a sweet rest to me. Thraldom, not death, should terrify me.

Get scared later, and if you're scared now remember what Kit always said. If you're not scared, she told me, it's not bravery. And you want to be brave, don't you, Snicket?

You must be fearless to take the path less traveled.

Therefore, when we neglect to fear such a brittle monstrosity, we render it powerless.

maybe here, in dauntless, bravery is the highest form of wisdom. the acknowledgement that life can and should be lived without fear

Leaving home's a cinch. It's the staying, once you've found it, that takes courage.

They don’t have classes on bravery in middle school. If they did I’d have signed up. It would have been helpful to learn how to stare down what I feared most and not blink.