Lucretia Mott Quotes

Courage means going against majority opinion in the name of the truth.

A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.

Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.

Cowards can never be moral.

I hate cowardice; I will have nothing to do with cowards or political nonsense.

I think bravery is when you're willing to really put yourself on the line and maybe lose out, financially - and be able to say exactly what motivates you and what inspires you and what you find completely unacceptable in humanity and in culture.

A moral coward is one who is afraid to do what he thinks is right because others will disapprove or laugh. Remember that all men have their fears, but those who face their fears with dignity have courage as well.

I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is right.

I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.

Some people are cowards... I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards, and a third are heroes. Now, a villain and a coward can choose to be a hero, but they've got to make that choice.

Fighting for what is right is not always popular but is always necessary.

My greatest fear has always been that I would be afraid - afraid physically or mentally or morally and allow myself to be influenced by fear instead of by my honest convictions.

Courage doesn't come by doing what everybody else says. Courage does by what you know is right.

I have the courage of youth, and I'm not afraid of anything. My only enemies are illegality and corruption.

Dad had a huge influence on me. I really look up to him for his brave acts. He was an outspoken man. For him, if it was the right thing, he would stand up for the smallest guy around him.

Nothing is as important as standing up for what you believe in.

shall I, for fear of feeble man who shall die, hold my peace? Shall I for fear of scoffs and frowns, refrain my tongue? Ah, no!

All I can hope to teach my son is to tell the truth and fear no man.

Roy remembered the time he and his father had a talk about fighting. 'It's important to stand up for what's right,' Mr. Eberhardt had said, 'but sometimes there's a fine line between courage and stupidity.

Taro taught me that people respect spirit, but even cowards don't respect cowards.

Cowardice is no virtue.

...Really, there is no greater sin than cowardice; cowards are never saved - that is sure. I can stand everything else but not that.

Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.

True valor is like honesty; it enters into all that a man sees and does.