“Courage is more than a daring deed: It's the breath of life and a strong man's creed.”

— Edgar A. Guest, "Courage", A Heap o' Livin', 1916, p. 73

About Edgar A. Guest

1881 – 1959

English-born American poet, known as the "People's Poet".

“He started to sing as he tackled the thing that couldn't be done, and he did it.”

“Life must be what we make of it.”

“Whate'er my task, be this my creed: I am on earth to fill a need.”

“The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part I have saved my life.”

“Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.”

“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

“The inert mind is a greater danger than the inert body, for it overlays and stifles the desire to live.”

“Yes, as my swift days near their goal 'Tis all that I implore In life and death a chainless soul With courage to endure.”

“There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger.”