Paulo Coelho Quotes

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

‘Tis better to have fought and lost, Than not to have fought at all.

It's courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.

Victory is not final. Defeat is not failure. It's all about courage.

Don't give up, courage is my conviction.

The hope of courage lies in every heart, together with the fear that we will fail. When the test came, you did not fail.

Be strong, be brave, be true. Endure.

He who says patience, says courage, endurance, strength.

Fortify courage with the true rampart of patience.

I survive all those battles," she growled, "and I get defeated by a stupid chunk of rock!

A stout heart, a clear conscience, and never despair.

Grit is the grain of character. It may generally be described as heroism materialized,--spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone, so as to form part of the physical substance of the man.

Fortitude is a great help in distress.

Courage is the capacity to conduct oneself with restraint in times of prosperity and with courage and tenacity when things do not go well.

The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

His voice is silent but his courage is not spent.

There is a strength of a quiet endurance as significant of courage as the most daring feats of prowess.

Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.

It's easy to give up, and that's the one thing we cannot do. That's what gives me a reason for working: to leave people with a little more courage, with a little hope that has been nourished. Even if, of course, it's going to disappear, whatever touches one isn't lost forever.