Bravery

If you are brave enough to say 'goodbye', life will reward you with a new 'hello'.

If you are brave enough to say 'goodbye', life will reward you with a new 'hello'.

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

One man with courage makes a majority.

One man with courage makes a majority.

Many are brave when the enemy flees.

Many are brave when the enemy flees.

Italian proverbs

From caring comes courage.

From caring comes courage.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare

We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

La Rochefoucauld

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

Winston Churchill

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.

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

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

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

Boldness be my friend.

Boldness be my friend.

William Shakespeare

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

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

Jean Paul Richter

In the flush of love's light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.

In the flush of love's light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

Miguel de Cervantes

The bravest people are the ones who don't mind looking like cowards.

The bravest people are the ones who don't mind looking like cowards.

One man with courage is a majority.

One man with courage is a majority.

Thomas Jefferson

Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.

Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.

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.

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.