This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Confucius, aka Kong Qiu, Zhongni, K'ung Fu-tzu or Kong Fuzi NULL
Wisdom, compassion and courage - these are three universally recognized moral qualities of man. It matters not in what way men come to the exercise of these moral qualities, the result is one and the same. When a man understands the nature and use of these three moral qualities, he will then understand how to put in order his personal conduct and character; he will understand how to govern men.
Character | Compassion | Conduct | Courage | Man | Men | Nature | Order | Qualities | Will | Wisdom | Govern | Understand |
Dale Carnegie, originally spelled Dale Carnegey
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible.
Courage |
Coventry Patmore, fully Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore
To him that waits all things reveal themselves, provided that he has the courage not to deny, in the darkness, what he has seen in the light.
Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking on.
No man can answer for his courage if he has never been in peril.
Dwight Eisenhower, fully Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower
You must not retain for one instant any man in a responsible position where you have become doubtful of his ability to do the job… This matter frequently calls for more courage than any other thing you will have to do, but I expect you to be perfectly cold-blooded about it.
Dwight Eisenhower, fully Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower
This is what I found out about religion. It gives you courage to make the decisions you must make in a crisis, and then the confidence to leave the result to Higher Power. Only by trust in God can a man carrying responsibility find repose.
Confidence | Courage | God | Man | Power | Religion | Repose | Responsibility | Trust | God |
All wars are wars among thieves who are too cowardly to fight and who therefore induce the young manhood of the whole world to do the fighting for them.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
When a man argues for victory and not for truth, he is sure of just one ally, that is the devil. Not the defeat of intellect, but the acceptance of the heart is the only true object in fighting with the sword of spirit.
Acceptance | Defeat | Devil | Fighting | Heart | Man | Object | Spirit | Truth |
The only service a friend can render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.
Frederick II, `Frederick the Great’ NULL
Prudence is very inclined to preserve what one possesses, but courage alone knows how to acquire.