Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Better to face the bear than run from it.

Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you.

it is only courage on the path itself that makes the path appear

Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts.

If I stay in action, I won't live in fear.

I hope this brings someone else the courage they need to face whatever challenge is before them.

So carry your courage in an easily accessible place, the way you do your cellphone or your wallet. You may still falter or fail, but you always know that you pushed hard and aimed high. Take a leap of faith. Fear not. Courage is the ultimate career move.

Being scared isn't the problem. It's not running away that's the hard part.

As I contemplate all that you face in the world today, one word comes to my mind. It describes an attribute needed by all of us but one which you-at this time of your life and in this world-will need particularly. That attribute is courage.

The small perplexities of small minds eddy and boil about you. Confident from the experience that has led you out of these same dangers, you attack each problem as it appears, unafraid.

Courage is one step ahead of fear.

Courage is a self-inflicted quality that gains momentum every time you try it.

It is courage the world needs, not infallibility...courage is always the surest wisdom.

Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think.

Be the buffalo. Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee nation, once told me how the cow runs away from the storm while the buffalo charges directly toward it—and gets through it quicker. Whenever I'm confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment. I become the buffalo.

Don't be afraid of fear. Because it sharpens you, it challenges you, it makes you stronger; and when you run away from fear, you also run away from the opportunity to be your best possible self.

Afraid? I can dodge folly without backing into fear.

Tell yourself that the world is outside, that it's not to be hidden from you, that you are going to thrust yourself forward and be relaxed in the world. You have chosen a field where you're going to be hurt to the blood. But to retreat from the pain is death

Courage conquers all things.

Succeed in not fearing the lion, and the lion will fear you.

You must never fear anything at all.