Quotes About Valor

muestres tus heridas con orgullo. Defiende las cicatrices que has interiorizado, desarrollado y pulido. Y considera los cortes que te han herido como medallas al valor concedidas por tu valentía, ya que has luchado por tus objetivos más serios y tus nobles ideales.

True bravery can happen only in the face of fear—if you aren't afraid, then how can your actions be brave?

At one stroke, Jefferson heaped heartless abuse on a sick man and inverted reality. Not only did Hamilton have yellow fever, but he had shown outstanding valor during the Revolution while Jefferson, as Virginia governor, had cravenly fled into the woods before the advancing British troops.

Her husband was not so brave as she.

When a[n Afghan Arab] fighter fell, his comrades would congratulate him and weep because they were not also slain in battle.

Infantry. That stuff matters over there.

Sorenson said, "Yes, he was. I've seen his file. He was decorated six times. Silver Star, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart." "We all got medals

Desde el momento en que pisaban el suelo de Israel, aquellos que habían vivido despreciados, pisoteados, disfrutaban de una libertad y una consideración humana que la mayoría jamás habían conocido, y verse iguales a sus semejantes les infundía un valor y una decisión que no tenían equivalente en toda la historia de la humanidad.

Cayó como caen los valientes, Impertérrito hasta el fin, Y hoy la muerte le ha reunido Con los viejos héroes de la antigua Erin

Physical courage is a fairly common trait in human beings. The other war and this one even more so have shown that there is a far greater quantum of physical courage in the world than has usually been supposed.

Though physical courage is a common phenomenon in our day and age, moral courage is a thing that is correspondingly rare.

Heroism does not require spiritual maturity.

A noble and resolute people can safely tread a dark and fearsome path if they always shine before them the lamps of wisdom and valor.

What you feel doesn't matter in the end; it's what you do that makes you brave.

It feels good to show some courage.

Indifference towards fortune is the most beautiful beam of the sun which can light one noble sword.

Want of courage is the last thing to be pardoned by young men, who usually look upon bravery as the chief of all human virtues, and the excuse for every possible fault.

My son, be worthy of your noble name, worthily borne by your ancestors for over five hundred years. Remember it's by courage, and courage alone, that a nobleman makes his way nowadays. Don't be afraid of opportunities, and seek out adventures. My son, all I have to give you is fifteen ecus, my horse, and the advice you've just heard. Make the most of these gifts, and have a long, happy life.

To every man upon this Earth, death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds. For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods." —Thomas Babington Macaulay, Horatius at the Bridge

Horatius at the Bridge?

Thomas Babington Macaulay, Horatius at the Bridge

Then said the brave Horatius, The Captain of the Gate, "To every man upon this earth, Death cometh soon or late. And how can a man die better Than facing fearful odds. For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods.

How can a man die better, he recited to himself, than facing fearful odds. For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods.

A famous poem I had quoted in a novel came to mind: "And how can a man die better, Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods?" How, indeed?