Courage as a family value
Courage in a family is mostly small: the first day at a new school, the hard phone call, trying out for the team, standing up for a friend. Choosing courage as a family value tells kids that being scared is normal and doing it anyway is admired. Heraldry has a long vocabulary for it, from the lion to the color red.
Family mottos about courage
- Be brave
- Fear less
- Courage always
- Brave hearts
- Be brave. Speak true.
- Be brave. Keep your word. Work hard.
- Courage and perseverance
Latin mottos with courage
In Latin, courage is Fortitudo; “by” or “with courage” is Fortitudine. Paired with another value it makes a classic two-word motto.
- Fortes Fortuna Iuvat
- Fortune favors the brave
- Fortitudine et Veritate
- By courage and truth
- Fortitudine et Officio
- By courage and duty
- Fortitudine et Labore
- By courage and work
- Fortitudine et Perseverantia
- By courage and perseverance
- Fortitudine et Fidelitate
- By courage and faithfulness
- Fortitudine et Clementia
- By courage and mercy
- Fortitudine et Liberalitate
- By courage and generosity
Creed lines about courage
Classic (timeless and formal)
We face hard things with courage.
We stand firm when it would be easier to run.
We defend the weak and speak for those who cannot.
Warm (heartfelt and plain-spoken)
We're brave together, even when we're scared.
We try new things, even when our knees shake.
We stand up for what is right, even when we stand alone.
Playful (funny, but still true)
We are brave enough to try the weird food.
We check under the bed for each other.
We go first, then scream.
A sample creed built around courage
This is what the generator writes for a family whose answers put courage first, in the classic tone. Your family's own answers will change the lines, and you can edit every one.
Here is what our family stands for:
We face hard things with courage.
Our word is our bond.
We keep our promises and finish what we begin.
Bound by love, we go forward together.
Courage in heraldry
Gules (red) is the color most often tied to courage: traditionally military strength and magnanimity. Symbols that suit it:
Talk about it at the table
- What is the bravest thing someone in this family has done?
- What is something you would try if you were a little braver?
- How can we help each other be brave?