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    No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor
    temperate, who considers pleasure the highest god.
    [Lat., Fortis vero, dolorem summum malum judicans; aut temperans,
    voluptatem summum bonum statuens, esse certe nullo modo potest.]

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God himself favors the brave.
[Lat., Audentes deus ipse juvat.]

God himself favors the brave.
[Lat., Audentes deus ipse juvat.]

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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!

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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.

by Thucydides Found in: Bravery Quotes, Courage Quotes,
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Toil for the brave!
The brave that are no more.

Toil for the brave!
The brave that are no more.

by William Cowper Found in: Bravery Quotes,
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There is no such thing as bravery; only degrees of fear.

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

by John Wainwright Found in: Bravery Quotes,
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Brave men were living before Agamemnon.

Brave men were living before Agamemnon.

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In cold blood he leapt into burning Etna.
[Lat., Ardentem frigidus Aetnam insiluit.]

In cold blood he leapt into burning Etna.
[Lat., Ardentem frigidus Aetnam insiluit.]

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The brave man seeks not popular applause,
Nor, overpower'd with arms, deserts his cause;
Unsham'd, though foil'd, read more

The brave man seeks not popular applause,
Nor, overpower'd with arms, deserts his cause;
Unsham'd, though foil'd, he does the best he can,
Force is of brutes, but honor is of man.

by John Dryden Found in: Bravery Quotes,
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How sleep the brave, who sink to rest,
By all their country's wishes blest!
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How sleep the brave, who sink to rest,
By all their country's wishes blest!
. . . .
By fairy hands their knell is rung,
By forms unseen their dirge is sung.

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