Quotes About Valor

What wounded veteran's don't need is sympathy. THey need to be treated like the men they are: equals, heroes, and people who still have tremendous value for society.

Kelson winced. "We lost seven good men in the last fight." "Good men die the same as bad ones," Storm said. "Maybe more often. They'll risk more to do what's right.

Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.

The Vikings did not believe in leaving their futures to the fates, but in carving their own fates . It was believed the gods would reward those who went forth valiantly to conquer and to gain. Vikings gave no account to meekness, or suffering patience. They fought for what they wanted. Defeat held no honor.

Who would true valor see,Let him come hither;One here will constant be,Come wind, come weather.There's no discouragementShall make him once relentHis first avow'd intentTo be a pilgrim.

Many rebel soldiers that night would sleep on their muskets and question the value of a victory that had cost them Stonewall Jackson.

I have done one brave thing - Than all the Worthies did; And yet a braver thence doth spring - Which is to keep that hid

I have done one braver thingThan all the Worthies did;And yet a braver thence doth spring,Which is, to keep that hid.

The singers make much of kings who die valiantly in battle, but your life is worth more than a song.

He who would write heroic poems should make his whole life a heroic poem.

Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?

In war-time a man is called a hero. It doesn't make him any braver, and he runs for his life. But at least it's a hero who is running away.

Truly, only acting without thought of one's life is superior to valuing one's life.

Fear has its uses but cowardice has none.

The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.

Keberanian yang sejati kenal takut. Ia tahu bagaimana takut kepada apa yang harus ditakuti.

heroes exterminated each other for the benefit of other people who were not heroes.

Courage is exhilarating.

I feel like the knight in an ancient romance as, wrapped in his shining armor, after performing a thousand astonishing feats throughout the world, he meets a ragged, starving herdsman, who, never leaving his pasture, subdues and controls horrible beasts with his bare hands, and with prodigious courage.

Buoni o cattivi, gli uomini credono tutti che a ogni loro impresa devi metterli su un altare come san Giorgio che ammazza il drago.

Bons ou maus, os homens acham todos que por qualquer façanha deles tens de lhes erguer um altar, como o São Jorge a matar o dragão.

Yo me siento como el caballero de una novela antigua que, encerrado en su armadura resplandeciente, tras acometer mil empresas prodigiosas por el mundo, se topa con un pastor harapiento, desnutrido, que sin apartarse nunca del pastizal, con portentoso coraje doblega y domina a horribles bestias con sus propias manos.

Some Saian mountaineer Struts today with my shield. I threw it down by a bush and ran When the fighting got hot. Life seemed somehow more precious. It was a beautiful shield. I know where I can buy another Exactly like it, just as round.

It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.