André Gide Courage Quotes

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

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Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.

- André Gide

Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

- André Gide

There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.

- André Gide

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.

- André Gide

Envying another man's happiness is madness, You wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it.

- André Gide

He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.

- André Gide

Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.

- André Gide

I do not love men, I love what devours them

- André Gide

Everything has been said before. But since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

- André Gide

The color of truth is grey.

- André Gide

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.

- Winston Churchill

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

- John F. Kennedy

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

- Robert Green Ingersoll

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

- e. e. cummings

A man of courage is also full of faith.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

- Bruce Lee

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

- Aristotle

Don't wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all.

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't 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.

- Michelle Obama

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

- Thomas S. Monson