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 'Tis more brave
 To live, than to die.  
 'Tis more brave
 To live, than to die. 
 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. 
 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. 
Bravery is believing in yourself, and that thing nobody can teach you.
Bravery is believing in yourself, and that thing nobody can teach you.
 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.] 
 In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who 
can endure a wretched life.
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 In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who 
can endure a wretched life.
 [Lat., Rebus in angustis facile est contemnere vitam;
  Fortiter ille facit qui miser esse potest.] 
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.
 No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor 
temperate, who considers pleasure the highest god.
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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.] 
Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.
Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.