Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes

The courageous have fears that cowards never know.

You must be fearless. It is the coward who fears and defends himself

with courage a human being is safe enough. And without it - he is never for one instant safe!

My helmet is off; I'm not afraid anymore.

Daring to me is having courage; it's a daily meditation to take breath and find strength.

If cowardice were not so completely a coward as to be unable to look steadily upon the effects of courage, he would find that there is no refuge so sure as dauntless valor.

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe?

You gain nothing by becoming cowards.

You have to keep your vision clear, cause only a coward lives in fear.

The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing.

I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.

A fortress is of no use to cowards.

Courage is a fickle creature. Just as you need it, it often makes excuses and rushes out of the room.

Cowardice is no virtue.

This world is not for cowards.

The sea hates a coward.

There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

Man dies but once. My disciples must not be cowards.

To a coward, courage always looks like stupidity.

No police or military in the world can protect people who are cowards.

The nature of a coward is to avoid death. If such a man courts peril there can be only two reasons. Either he is not a coward at all or there is no danger.

Being "brave" means doing or facing something frightening. ... Being "fearless" means being without fear.

Courage is the only Magic worth having.

Hear, hear," said the Dog, raising her head. "It's always better to be doing, Prince. Besides, you don't smell like a coward, so you can't be one.

Fearlessness isn't a place your reach. It's a commitment you make.