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There's a brave fellow! There's a man of pluck!
A man who's not afraid to say his say,
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There's a brave fellow! There's a man of pluck!
A man who's not afraid to say his say,
Though a whole town's against him.
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 coward calls the brave man rash, the rash man calls him a coward.
The coward calls the brave man rash, the rash man calls him a coward.
Many brave men lived before Agamemnon; but, all unwept and
unknown, are lost in the distant night, since they read more
Many brave men lived before Agamemnon; but, all unwept and
unknown, are lost in the distant night, since they are without a
divine poet (to chronicle their deeds).
[Lat., Vixere fortes ante Agamemnona
Multi; sed omnes illacrimabiles
Urguentur ignotique sacro.]
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
Song of the brave, how thrills thy tone
As when the Organ's music rolls;
No gold rewards, read more
Song of the brave, how thrills thy tone
As when the Organ's music rolls;
No gold rewards, but song alone,
The deeds of great and noble souls.
[Ger., Hoch klingt das Lied vom braven Mann,
Wie Orgelton und Glockenklang;
Wer hohes Muths sich ruhmen kann
Den lohnt nicht Gold, den lohnt Gesang.]
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.]
Bravery is believing in yourself, and that thing nobody can teach you.
Bravery is believing in yourself, and that thing nobody can teach you.
Fight till the last gasp.
Fight till the last gasp.