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One is not necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can not be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

You do not develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world problems at once but do not ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

Do not wish me happiness - I do not expect to be happy it is gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all.