Brave Quotes

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.

An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.

Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week.

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.

It's interesting how we often can't see the ways in which we are being strong - like, you can't be aware of what you're doing that's tough and brave at the time that you're doing it because if you knew that it was brave, then you'd be scared.

A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil.

Men, we don't need you to be a knight in shining armor. We just need you to be a little bit brave, just a little bit. And some of them are, and that's what he does.

I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.

They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.

To play a bag woman is brave for any woman.

The coward sneaks to death; the brave live on.

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.

I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk.

Without the brave efforts of all the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines and their families, this Nation, along with our allies around the world, would not stand so boldly, shine so brightly and live so freely.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Washington and the elder Napoleon. Both were brave men; both were true men; both loved their country and dared to expose their lives for their country's cause.

Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.

People say sometimes, gosh, that was brave of you to write such-and-such last week. 'Brave?' What do they mean 'brave?' It's right! How could you not write it?

If you have something that you know is important to you and vital to you... then this will perhaps help people understand the importance of confronting it and being brave about it.

The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done.

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

I'm terribly sad about Farrah's passing. She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arms.

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

You, too, women, cast away all the cowards from your embraces; they will give you only cowards for children, and you who are the daughters of the land of beauty must bear children who are noble and brave.

One day it just hit me. This is it. You are not in love. So either stay in it because you have a child or be brave and find the man of your dreams and marry him for real.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

We're understanding what Obama is. He is the great teacher. He is this guy that stands above everybody. There's some condescension in it, but he stands above everybody and says, 'Now, listen. You people have to stop blaming each other unreasonably. You have to get along here and I am going to show you the way.' It is a pretty brave role in many ways.