All quotes

And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

War is the province of danger, and therefore courage above all things is the first quality of a warrior.

Formerly, I thought that death was wearing out,--I stood ramparted about with so many healthy friends.

Whatsoever thwarts, or puts me out of my way, brings death into my mind.

As death, therefore, is hanging over our head every hour, how can a man ever be unshaken in soul if he fears it?

Fear proceeds from the same things when absent which occasion grief when present.

I want to fall… forward. At least I figure that way I’ll see what I’m about to hit.

I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.

I find I want courage to marry where I do not like

Love is a terrible word, and I should blush to death if anything but a letter accused me on't.

For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

This trial comes at a moment when man's power to achieve good or to inflict evil surpasses the brightest hopes and the sharpest fears of all ages.

as it must be the supreme purpose of all free men, so it must be the dedication of their leaders, to save humanity from preying upon itself

Perhaps when all is written courageously, I shall have no courage left to publish it.

During this night journey I put myself both in feeling and in fact in a blind man's place—the best lesson I ever had to develop deliberation and keenness of touch.

If he did not want something which is not in his power, how could he be anxious?

Most of us are afraid of mortification of the body, and would contrive all means to avoid such a thing, but we care not about the soul’s mortification.

Will you not go back, and you will see clearer when you have laid aside fear?

The task of keeping the galley fire alight was both difficult and strenuous, and it took his thoughts away from the chances of immediate dissolution.

Fear is only inverted faith; it is faith in evil instead of good.

Nothing stands between man and his highest ideals and every desire of his heart, but doubt and fear.

Wonderful like is the case of boldness in civil business: what first? boldness; what second and third? boldness.