Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him.

- Samuel Johnson

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

- Samuel Johnson

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