Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them, they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will sink out of sight.

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently does a service to his race.

Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

To make a contented slave it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken the moral and mental vision and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.

The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.

I must be a mermaid, I have no fear of depths, and a great fear of shallow living.