Quotations: On Courage

“That man who has never been in dan­ger can­not answer for his courage.” –La Rochefoucauld

“Phys­i­cal courage, which despises all dan­ger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opin­ion, will make a man brave in another.  The for­mer would see most nec­es­sary for the camp, the lat­ter for coun­cil; but to con­stitue a great man, both are nec­es­sary.” –Colton

“Courage con­sists not in blindly over­look­ing dan­ger, but in see­ing it and con­quer­ing it.” –Richter

“The intent and not the deed is in our power; and there­fore, who dares greatly, does greatly.” –Brown

“Most men have more courage than they them­selves think they have.” –Greville