{"id":190,"date":"2012-09-19T15:49:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T19:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/truthsyoucanuse\/?p=190"},"modified":"2015-11-30T16:43:57","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T21:43:57","slug":"10-quotes-on-courage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/truthsyoucanuse\/2012\/09\/10-quotes-on-courage.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Steps To Courage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the Jewish Bible reading cycle, we just read about the first major leadership transition. Moses hands over the reins to Joshua, and he challenges him with a noble goal. “Be strong and of good courage!\u201d<\/p>\n

As I was teaching this passage, someone asked about the meaning of courage. It is a word we use often, but it can mean different things to different people. I started to explore various its various meanings and usages, and encountered several inspiring examples.<\/p>\n

Finding Courage<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. \u201cIt requires moral courage<\/strong> to grieve; it requires religious courage to rejoice.” Soren \u00a0Kierkegaard<\/p>\n

2. \u201cCourage<\/strong> is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.\u201d Winston Churchill<\/p>\n

3. \u201cMemory can’t change the past; but it can help us have the courage<\/strong> to change the future.\u201d Leonard Fein<\/p>\n

4. \u201cWithout character and courage<\/strong>, nothing else lasts.\u201d David Brooks<\/p>\n

5. \u201cGod does not reach down to remove tumors. But God grants courage<\/strong>, helps us to hope, strengthens our souls, and stiffens our spine.\u201d David Wolpe<\/p>\n

6. \u201cFaith is not uncertainty. It is the courage<\/strong> to live with uncertainty. \u201c Jonathan Sacks<\/p>\n

7. \u201cGod, grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage<\/strong> to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.\u201d Reinhold Niebuhr (The Serenity Prayer)<\/p>\n

8. “Have the courage<\/strong> to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” Steve Jobs<\/p>\n

9. \u201cCourage<\/strong> is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.\u201d John Wayne<\/p>\n

10. \u201cIt takes courage<\/strong> to grow up and become who you really are.\u201d \u2015 E.E. Cummings<\/p>\n

Do You Have Any Other Favorite Quotes on Insights on Courage?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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