Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.

Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

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.]

Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every
virtue at the testing point.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every
virtue at the testing point.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take read more

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.