Brave men were living before Agamemnon.

Brave men were living before Agamemnon.

The truly brave,
When they behold the brave oppressed with odds,
Are touched with a desire to read more

The truly brave,
When they behold the brave oppressed with odds,
Are touched with a desire to shield and save:--
A mixture of wild beasts and demi-gods
Are they--now furious as the sweeping wave,
Now moved with pity; even as sometimes nods
The rugged tree unto the summer wind,
Compassion breathes along the savage mind.

There is no such thing as bravery; only degrees of fear.

There is no such thing as bravery; only degrees of fear.

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.

The brave
Love mercy, and delight to save.

The brave
Love mercy, and delight to save.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and read more

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.

Fight till the last gasp.

Fight till the last gasp.

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one
might be capable of doing before all the world!

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one
might be capable of doing before all the world!

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.