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

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

Then rush'd to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, but left the shield.

Then rush'd to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, but left the shield.

O friends, be men; so act that none may feel
Ashamed to meet the eyes of other men.
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O friends, be men; so act that none may feel
Ashamed to meet the eyes of other men.
Think each one of this children and his wife,
His home, his parents, living yet and dead.
For them, the absent ones, I supplicate,
And bid you rally here, and scorn to fly.

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.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

At the bottom of a good deal of the bravery that appears in the world there lurks a miserable cowardice. read more

At the bottom of a good deal of the bravery that appears in the world there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they cannot face public opinion.

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

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

The brave find a home in every land.
[Lat., Omne solum forti patria est.]

The brave find a home in every land.
[Lat., Omne solum forti patria est.]

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!