The brave
Love mercy, and delight to save.

The brave
Love mercy, and delight to save.

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.

Without a sign his sword the brave man draws,
And asks no omen but his country's cause.

Without a sign his sword the brave man draws,
And asks no omen but his country's cause.

The brave man, indeed, calls himself lord of the land, through
his iron, through his blood.
[Ger., Zwar read more

The brave man, indeed, calls himself lord of the land, through
his iron, through his blood.
[Ger., Zwar der Tapfere nennt sich Herr der Lander
Durch sein Eisen, durch sein Blut.]

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

'Tis more brave
To live, than to die.

'Tis more brave
To live, than to die.

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!

Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. When a man becomes a read more

Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. They were not thinking of getting killed when they went where death lurked. They went there to put the fire out, and got killed. Firefighters do not regard themselves as heroes because they do what the business requires.

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.