There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark.

The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark.

Donkeys have the courage to bray after the death of a lion.
(not meant to glorify carnivorous practice).

Donkeys have the courage to bray after the death of a lion.
(not meant to glorify carnivorous practice).

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.

Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.

I think the Romans call it Stoicism.

I think the Romans call it Stoicism.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not read more

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave.

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16].

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. [Proverbs 24:16].