Courage is not something magical; it’s a skill that we can cultivate over time. It’s about believing in ourselves and our abilities, even when doubt creeps in. Picture courage as a muscle – the more we exercise it, the stronger it becomes.

When you face challenges head-on, you gain valuable experience and confidence. So, developing courage doesn’t mean ignoring fear; it’s about acknowledging fear and choosing to act despite it. Remember, courage comes in different forms, whether it’s speaking up for what’s right or identifying new opportunities.

When you step outside of your comfort zone, you open yourself to growth and change. Start small by doing things that make you slightly uncomfortable, like introducing yourself to new people or trying a new hobby in life. This naturally boosts your courage!

Here are the 100 famous quotes that surely bring you a lot more courage:

1. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela
2. “Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.” – Omar Bradley
3. “Courage is grace under pressure.” – Ernest Hemingway
4. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E.E. Cummings
5. “Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.” – Winston Churchill
6. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs
7. “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” – C.S. Lewis
8. “Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” – Harper Lee
9. “Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” – Ruth Gordon
10. “The greatest test of courage is to bear defeat without losing heart.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
11. “Courage is not the roar of a lion but the silence of a lamb that roars.” – John L. Lewis
12. “Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death.” – Earl Wilson
13. “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne
14. “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
15. “Courage is not about the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Raisa Gorbachev
16. “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
17. “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
18. “Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” – Billy Graham
19. “Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.” – Raymond Lindquist
20. “Courage is not simply a virtue; it is the basis for all virtues.” – Sam Harris
21. “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.” – Amelia Earhart
22. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill
23. “Courage is not about knowing the path, but taking the first step.” – Unknown
24. “Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.” – Rollo May
25. “Have the courage to act instead of react.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
26. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
27. “Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.” – Arthur Koestler
28. “With courage, you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.” – Keshavan Nair
29. “Courage is like a diamond; it’s a brilliant jewel that is able to catch and reflect light, even in the darkest of times.” – Unknown
30. “Courage is the fire that ignites when you decide to go beyond your limits.” – Unknown
31. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
32. “Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.” – Clare Boothe Luce
33. “Courage is knowing what not to fear.” – Plato
34. “Courage is not the absence of danger, but the mastery of it.” – Victor Hugo
35. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
36. “Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.” – Bethany Hamilton
37. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
38. “Courage is the foundation of integrity.” – Keshavan Nair
39. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill
40. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
41. “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
42. “Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
43. “Courage is fear that has said its prayers.” – Dorothy Bernard
44. “Courage is grace under pressure.” – Ernest Hemingway
45. “You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both.” – Brené Brown
46. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
47. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon
48. “The secret to happiness is freedom… and the secret to freedom is courage.” – Thucydides
49. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie
50. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs
51. “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
52. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou
53. “The greatest test of courage on Earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
54. “Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.” – Eddie Rickenbacker
55. “Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.” – Baltasar Gracián
56. “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” – C.S. Lewis
57. “Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Theodore Roosevelt
58. “A ship is always safe at the shore, but that is not what it is built for.” – Albert Einstein
59. “Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” – Ruth Gordon
60. “The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other.” – Douglas MacArthur
61. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon
62. “Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.” – Alice M. Swaim
63. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
64. “Courage is not about taking risks foolishly but understanding the risks worth taking.” – John C. Maxwell
65. “Have the courage to act instead of react.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
66. “Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death.” – Earl Wilson
67. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E.E. Cummings
68. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill
69. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
70. “Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.” – Eddie Rickenbacker
71. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Christopher Columbus
72. “Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.” – Tom Krause
73. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
74. “Courage is like a muscle; it is strengthened by use.” – Ruth Gordon
75. “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
76. “Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.” – Bethany Hamilton
77. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot
78. “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
79. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
80. “With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.” – Margaret Mitchell
81. “Courage is knowing what not to fear.” – Plato
82. “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on—it is going on when you don’t have strength.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
83. “It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
84. “Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.” – Carl von Clausewitz
85. “Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome.” – Brené Brown
86. “Courage is found in unlikely places.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
87. “You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
88. “The secret to happiness is freedom, and the secret to freedom is courage.” – Thucydides
89. “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
90. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
91. “Courage is not limited by any physical capacity. Courage is an attitude.” – Karl Lehenbauer
92. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – James Neil Hollingworth
93. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
94. “Courage is not about taking action in the absence of fear, but rather despite the presence of fear.” – Michael Hyatt
95. “Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.” – George S. Patton
96. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill
97. “One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.” – Maya Angelou
98. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie
99. “Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” – C.S. Lewis
100. “Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.” – David Ben-Gurion