60 Inspirational Courage Quotes That Will Empower You

I hope that the following courage quotes will act as a positive reminder for you to have more faith and belief in yourself and to be more courageous from now on.

Many of us would like to have more courage, self belief and confidence in ourselves so that we will take more action, speak our minds or even stand up for a cause that we believe in.

It takes courage to follow your dreams, it takes courage to make a stand, it also takes courage to make a decision to take our lives in a different direction.

The following Courage Quotes are a reminder to us all of the many courageous things that we have done in the past. This should help us to realize just how much courage that we actually have!

Courage is something that we can achieve by simply taking more action and having more confidence and belief in ourselves.

 

Courage Quotes

1. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” ― Winston Churchill

 

2. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” ― Walt Disney

 

 

3. “We ought to face our destiny with courage.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

 

4. “It’s never too late for a new beginning in your life.” ― Joyce Meyer

 

 

5. “We must remember we are not the sum of our intentions but of our actions.” ― Brendon Buchard

 

6. “Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” ― Dwayne Johnson

 

 

7. “Don’t wait for the perfect time to start making changes to your life; the time is now.” ― Chris Gardner

 

8. “Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.” ― John Wooden

 

 

9. “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says “I’ll try again tomorrow.” ― Mary Anne Radmacher

 

Motivational Courage Quotes

10. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” ― Og Mandino

 

 

11. “It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien

 

12. “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” ― Brené Brown

 

 

13. “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” ― W. Clement Stone

 

14. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” ― Nelson Mandela

 

 

15. “You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward.” ― Roy T. Bennett

 

16. “Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

 

17. “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

18. “Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.” ― Dale Carnegie

 

 

19. “The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something, is to go out and do it.” ― Susan Jeffers

 

Powerful Courage Quotes

20. “Your doubts create mountains. Your actions move them.” ― Mel Robbins

 

 

21. “We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” ― Barbara De Angelis

 

22. “Courage is risking the known for the unknown, the familiar for the unfamiliar.” ― Osho

 

 

23. “It’s better to cross the line and suffer the consequences than to just stare at the line for the rest of your life.” ― Paulo Coelho

 

24. “Courage comes when you love yourself for who you are.” ― Amit Ray

 

 

25. “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Have the courage to follow your own heart and intuition.” ― Steve Jobs

 

26. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” ― Helen Keller

 

 

27. “Don’t limit expectations of yourself and settle for anything less than what you are truly capable of achieving.” ― David Goggins

 

28. If it excites you and scares you at the same time, it probably means you should do it.

 

 

29. “Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.” ― C. JoyBell C.

 

Courage Quotes About Life

30. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” ― Anais Nin

 

 

31. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ― Dale Carnegie

 

32. “All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” ― Earl Nightingale

 

 

33. “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” ― Muhammad Ali

 

34. “Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ― Seneca

 

 

35. “Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” ― James Allen

 

36. “No dream is impossible provided we first have the courage to believe in it.” ― Jim Rohn

 

 

37. “Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.” ― Darren Hardy

 

38. “Have the courage to be exactly who you are without apology.” ― Iyanla Vanzant

 

 

39. “Strength isn’t pretending to be something you’re not. It’s having the courage to live from the truth of who you are.” ― Marie Forleo

 

Strength and Courage Quotes

40. “Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.” ― Bethany Hamilton

 

 

41. “The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” ― Robert G. Ingersoll

 

42. “Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.” ― Baltasar Gracian

 

 

43. “It takes courage to examine your life and to decide that there are things you would like to change, and it takes even more courage to do something about it.” ― Sue Hadfield

 

44. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― E.E. Cummings

 

 

45. “It takes courage to take action to achieve your goals especially when others doubt.” ― Catherine Pulsifer

 

46. “Courage is knowing what not to fear.” ― Plato

 

 

47. “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte

 

48. “It takes courage to be the author of your life.” ― Nicholas Lore

 

 

49. “You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both.” ― Brené Brown

 

Courage Quotations

50. “Courage is grace under pressure.” ― Ernest Hemingway

 

 

51. “There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” ― Amanda Gorman

 

52. “Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson

 

53. “How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.” ― Benjamin Franklin

 

54. “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” ― Mark Twain

 

55. “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

 

56. “Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.” ― Winston Churchill

 

57. “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner

 

58. “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne

 

59. “The secret to happiness is freedom…and the secret to freedom is courage.” – Thucydides

 

60. “Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.” ― Jonas Salk

 

I really hope that you enjoyed reading this powerful collection of Courage Quotes.

As you reflect on these quotes, I hope that they serve as a reminder of the courage and strength that is already within you.

The above courage quotes will inspire you to embrace your fears, step into the unknown, and trust in your ability to overcome any obstacle that will come your way.

Let these courage quotes also inspire you to be more confident, take risks, believe in your abilities, surround yourself with positivity, and unleash the courageous spirit that lies within you.