A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
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. Nelson Mandela South African Statesman More Nelson Mandela Quotes 7
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 Italian Artist More Leonardo da Vinci Quotes 6
A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil. James A. Garfield American President More James A. Garfield Quotes 3
Tell a man he is brave, and you help him to become so. Thomas Carlyle Scottish Historian More Thomas Carlyle Quotes 3
We are not afraid of nuclear weapons. The point is that if we had in fact wanted to build a nuclear bomb, we are brave enough to say that we want it. But we never do that. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranian Statesman More Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Quotes 2
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 2
May God bless America , the land of the free, the home of the brave and the greatest country on the face of this earth! Jim Gibbons More Jim Gibbons Quotes 1
It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape. Voltaire French Writer More Voltaire Quotes 1
Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. Laurence Sterne Irish Novelist More Laurence Sterne Quotes 1
God is the brave man's hope, and not the coward's excuse. Plutarch Ancient Greek Biographer More Plutarch Quotes 1
The essence of teaching, the soul of the art, is being brave enough, psychologically unencumbered enough, to see exactly what is taking place in the minds of your students at any given moment and then--like a good psychotherapist--speak to and through their defenses to uncover the true promise of the lesson, its hidden meaning. This significance will almost always be different from what you originally took it to be and at odds with the lesson plan. But that is what makes teaching a creative act. One doesn't just dispense information--one brings insight into being. I am surprised by what I "teach" all the time. Robert Inchausti American Teacher More Robert Inchausti Quotes 1
But only a brief moment is granted to the brave one breath or two, whose wage is The long nights of the grave. Allama Iqbal More Allama Iqbal Quotes 1
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. Thomas Paine English Writer More Thomas Paine Quotes 1
You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try. Dolly Parton American Musician More Dolly Parton Quotes 1
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. Sun Tzu Chinese Philosopher More Sun Tzu Quotes 1
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Douglas MacArthur American Soldier More Douglas MacArthur Quotes 1
It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave. Nicole Kidman Actress More Nicole Kidman Quotes 1
He is a brave man ... very shrewd, an excellent tactician ... smart, knowledgeable, experienced. Uzi Landau More Uzi Landau Quotes 0
We are demanding very brave, very democratic changes in the country, ... We are demanding democratic elections. Vuk Draskovic More Vuk Draskovic Quotes 0