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O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
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O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes;
For more of those who shrink from shame are safe
Than fall in battle, while with those who flee
Is neither glory nor reprieve from death.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.
Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.
He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.
He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.
Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to
the tempest's shock.
[It., Sta read more
Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to
the tempest's shock.
[It., Sta come torre ferme, che non crolla
Giammai la cima per soffiar de' venti.]
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties read more
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear
"I'm very brave generally," he went on in a low voice; "only today I happen to have a headache."
"I'm very brave generally," he went on in a low voice; "only today I happen to have a headache."
