Are there any two words in all of the English language more closely twinned than courage and cowardice? I do not think there is a man alive who will not yearn to possess the former and dread to be accused of the latter. One is held to be the apogee of man's character, the other its nadir. An yet, to me the two sit side by side on the circle of life, removed from each other by the merest degree of arc. (MARCH - Chapter 11 - page 168)
Geraldine BrooksTag: bravery
Some things must be done however much we wish to avoid them.
Michelle ZinkYou can have regret from yesterday, fear tomorrow, but peace today by sharing your heart’s deepest feelings. A life spent being fearful of showing your soul is a life not worth living.
Shannon L. AlderTag: confidence soul courage communication bravery feelings speaking-your-mind following-your-heart
The ultimate act of bravery does not take place on a battlefield. It takes place in your heart, when you have the courage to honor your character, your intellect, your inclinations and yes, your soul by listening to its clean, clear voice of direction instead of following the muddied messages of a timid world.
Anna QuindlenYou clutch your comfortable excuses, saying, Someday I'll be brave, it won't take a lot, just give me one more chance and this time I'll grab it. .
James Alan GardnerProphet,' he said, 'Your doctrines I do not know; therefore if I accepted them, I would do it out of fear like a coward and a base man. Are you anxious that your faith be professed by cowards and base people?
Henryk SienkiewiczTag: strength courage faith bravery strength-through-adversity strength-and-courage
I would not sacrifice a single living mesquite tree for any book ever written. One square mile of living desert is worth a hundred 'great books' - and one brave deed is worth a thousand.
Edward AbbeyTag: books bravery sacrifice desert
The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.
Arthur MillerTag: fear writing write work courage bravery human memory honor best fury embarassment
In Will's experience, when someone who ought to be afraid wasn't, the reason was rarely bravery. Usually it meant that they knew something you didn't.
Cassandra ClareTag: bravery will-herondale
Nearly all men have weak hearts, in one way or another.
Steven J. CarrollTag: inspirational justice courage bravery determination brave middle-grade
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