Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

Courage is a peculiar kind of fear.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage.

Courage is action, not talk.

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

We see your willingness to die beautifully. We don’t see the need to die beautifully.

God has given man no sharper spur to victory than contempt of death.

The coward sneaks to death; the brave live on.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities - because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

Courage is found in unlikely places.

Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children's children, pure on their tongues, and free.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage.

You can't make accommodations in crucial situations and be heroic.

The valiant never taste of death but once.

I've always been attracted to films which explore the qualities of courage.