So you want to be an entrepreneur? You’ve probably been inspired by all of the rags-to-riches stories of self-made millionaires. And while starting your own business is definitely a courageous act, it’s not without its risks. That’s why it’s important to stay motivated and keep your courage up when things get tough. To help you out, here are some courage quotes to keep you inspired.

The best courage quotes

1. Cash combined with courage in a time of crisis is priceless. — Warren Buffett

2. Be obdurately determined to bring your courage to the world. — Sravani Saha Nakhro

3. ‘may we muster courage at the crossroads, courage for the conflicts, courage to say, ”no, ” courage to say, ”yes, ” for courage counts. ‘ — Thomas S. Monson

4. Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway. — Robert Anthony

5. By how much unexpected, by so much We must awake endeavour for defence; For courage mounteth with occasion. — William Shakespeare

6. Courage uncovers strength, grace reveals beauty, vulnerability expresses humility, inner peace reflects contentment — Millen Livis

7. Move by faith and courage — instead of by fear and doubts. Your thoughts can either keep you stagnant in life or drive you to greater heights.

8. Courage is a sort of insistence on the value of life and the worth of transient things. — F. Scott Fitzgerald

9. Posthumous: It sounds like the name of a Roman gladiator, an unconquered gladiator. At least that’s what poor Posthumous would like to believe. It gives him courage. — Roberto Bolaño

10. Divorce fear. Court courage. Pursue hope. Marry love. — Matshona Dhliwayo

11. We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear. — Martin Luther King

12. Tune out the naysayers, tune into your own courage, and take a bold step toward the passion–filled life you really want. — Oprah Winfrey

13. In life — a mile deep with stress is a mile deep in pain and that needs courage.

14. Courage is your natural setting. You do not need to become courageous, but rather peel back the layers of self–protective, limiting beliefs that keep you small. — Vironika Tugaleva

15. Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God. — Robert Dale Owen

16. Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing. — Theodore Roosevelt

17. Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to. — Oscar Wilde

18. We need the courage to start and continue what we should do and courage to stop what we shouldn’t do. — Richard L. Evans

19. Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone. — Niccolo Machiavelli

20. Physical bravery is an animal instinct moral bravery is much higher and truer courage. — Wendell Phillips

21. You can surmount the obstacles in your path if you are determined, courageous and hard–working. Never be faint–hearted. Be resolute, but never bitter. — Ralph Bunche

22. I think what–I think what the American people is looking for is they are looking for moral and intellectual courage and clarity, and not a sense of passivity or confusion. — Michael T. Flynn

23. But a hero should be somebody who can lift up other people with his courage and dedication. — Michael Phelps

24. Real change requires you to change your behavior–not just your attitude. — Phil Stutz, The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity

25. Love always requires courage and involves risk. — M. Scott Peck

26. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr

27. Different mentors throughout my life have supported and guided me to remember that I do have the strength, courage and talent to do whatever I want to do. — Misty Copeland

28. It takes a heck of a lot of courage to stay true to yourself when the world has forgotten it’s way. — Nikki Rowe

29. To heal our wounds, we need courage to face them. — Paulo Coelho

30. Whoever teaches learns in the act of teaching, and whoever learns teaches in the act of learning. — Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage

31. The courage to live in the present, between time and timelessness. No matter the circumstance, it is where life is found. — RJ Blizzard

32. Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue. — Walter Scott

33. Writing and prayer are both a form of love, and love takes courage. — Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets in: Writing as a Spiritual Practice

34. It takes courage to be creative. Just as soon as you have an idea, you become a minority of one. — E. Paul Torrance

35. Less fear, more courage.Less doubt, more faith.Less talking, more action.Less ignorance, more knowledge. — Matshona Dhliwayo

36. Ronald Reagan’s well documented final battles with Alzheimer’s disease were fought with the same conviction and courage that his many public battles were fought. — William L. Jenkins

37. You’ve got to figure out what it is you love–who you really are–and have the courage to do that. — Oprah Winfrey

38. Give us courage and gaiety and the quient mind . . . — Robert Louis Stevenson

39. There’s only one thing worse than a man who doesn’t have strong likes and dislikes, and that’s a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them. — Tony Randall

40. Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it. — Timothy Dalton

41. I feel a certain calm. There is safety in the midst of danger. What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? — Vincent Van Gogh

42. $200, 300 million games, I’m a little scared about that; there aren’t a lot of companies that have the resources or the courage to spend that much. — Warren Spector

43. A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground. — Matshona Dhliwayo

44. True courage is knowing not when to take a life, but to save one. — J.R.R. Tolkien

45. They say: Think twice before you jump. I say: Jump first and then think as much as you want! — Osho, Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously

46. Talent is luck. The important thing in life is courage. — Woody Allen

47. Pure religion is having the courage to do what is right and let the consequence follow. — Neal A. Maxwell

48. Having the courage to stand up and pursue your dreams will give you life’s greatest reward and life’s greatest adventure. — Oprah Winfrey

49. The gift of faith causes a person to be bold and courageous, speaking things that be not as though they were, it is shameless and persistent it alway get results…. — Stanley Kujokera

50. Everything is a matter of courage. — Paulo Coelho

Conclusion

We hope the quotes about courage in this blog post have inspired you to take on the challenges in your life. Courage is an essential part of life, and it’s never too late to start developing it. Remember, no matter how daunting the task may be, courage is the key to victory. So never give up and have the courage to keep pushing forward!