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“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.”
Meaning: Augustine encourages generosity and sharing. He suggests that resources should not be hoarded but distributed for the benefit of society. -
“Hope has two beautiful daughters: anger and courage.”
Meaning: Hope inspires both dissatisfaction with injustice (anger) and the strength to change it (courage). -
“Don't be intimidated by what you don't know.”
Meaning: Blakely encourages embracing uncertainty. Lack of knowledge should not prevent action; instead, it can be an opportunity to learn and innovate. -
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
Meaning: Innovation requires courage to create new paths. -
“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away.”
Meaning: Encouragement to read more instead of passive entertainment. -
“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”
Meaning: True bravery comes from understanding danger. -
“People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.”
Meaning: Certain situations encourage exaggeration and dishonesty. -
“Fortune and love favor the brave.”
Meaning: Courage increases chances of success and happiness. -
“Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.”
Meaning: Bold action is harder than having ideas. -
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
Meaning: Stories inspire courage by showing that challenges can be overcome. -
“Courage isn't having the strength to go on—it is going on when you don't have strength.”
Meaning: True courage is persistence despite exhaustion. -
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
Meaning: Risk-taking is essential for achievement. -
“Leaders must be willing to take risks.”
Meaning: Leadership requires courage and bold decision-making. -
“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”
Meaning: True bravery comes from inner strength. -
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.”
Meaning: Bravery is about controlling fear, not eliminating it. -
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
Meaning: Belief and courage are needed even without certainty. -
“We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave—to embrace the strength within themselves.”
Meaning: Empowerment and courage are essential for equality. -
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
Meaning: Love provides both emotional support and bravery. -
“Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime.”
Meaning: Inspiration from others encourages us to achieve greatness. -
“If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.”
Meaning: Fear limits potential; courage is necessary for success.