Today, we are excited to share 21 timeless words of encouragement from some of the most influential leaders and thinkers.
These quotes remind us of the resilience, passion, and drive that fuel our success.
Whether you’re looking for motivation to tackle a tough challenge or simply seeking a fresh perspective, I hope these words uplift and empower you to reach new heights.
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Let’s embrace their wisdom and turn our aspirations into action.
1) “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
2) “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
3) “Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” – Maya Angelou
4) “Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.” – Aristotle
5) “How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.” – Benjamin Franklin
6) “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.” – Theodore Roosevelt
7) “Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.” – Victor Hugo
8) “Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.” – Zig Ziglar
9) “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” – Bruce Lee
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10) “Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.” – Confucius
11) “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie
12) “You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
13) “Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” – Erich Fromm
14) “It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.” – Horace
15) “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu
16) “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali
17) “It requires more courage to suffer than to die.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
18) “Courage is 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
19) “Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
20) “He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.” – Socrates
21) “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” – Steve Jobs