"It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base." ― Jean Anouilh Topic(s): Courage More From Jean Anouilh "Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God." "One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose." "Things are beautiful if you love them." More In Courage "Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself."― William Butler Yeats "The one thing I learned the most about acting is it takes a tremendous amount of courage to go there and stand still. It takes courage and guts to step out of your mind frame and depict something."― Carson Daly "Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how."― Thomas Merton