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Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm
and it will turn.
Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm
and it will turn.
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees read more
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
. . . because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
They, that unnamed "they," they've knocked me down but I got up. I always get up -- and I swear read more
They, that unnamed "they," they've knocked me down but I got up. I always get up -- and I swear when I went down quite often I took the fall; nothing moves a mountain but itself. They, I've long ago named them me.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It read more
As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs.
I think the Romans call it Stoicism.
I think the Romans call it Stoicism.
It is curious-curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare. -Mark Twain.
It is curious-curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare. -Mark Twain.
The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his
settled purpose, either by the misdirected read more
The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his
settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow
citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tryant.
[Lat., Justum et tenacem propositi virum
Non civium ardor prava jubentium,
Non vultus instantis tyranni,
Mente quatit solida.]
Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend
To mean devices for a sordid end.
Courage--an independent read more
Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend
To mean devices for a sordid end.
Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne,
By which the soul stands raised, triumphant high, alone.
Great in itself, not praises of the crowd,
Above all vice, it stoops not to be proud.
Courage, the mighty attribute of powers above,
By which those great in war, are great in love.
The spring of all brave acts is seated here,
As falsehoods draw their sordid birth from fear.
