Quotes About Valor

This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never foughtShould contrive our fees to pilfer, one who for his native landNever to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.

He then alone will strictly be called brave who is fearless of a noble death, and of all such chances as come upon us with sudden death in their train.

At the core, to be a man you had to be willing to lose your life in battle, willing to use your strength to protect the weak. Who today was remembering all that?

We fought no better, perhaps, than they. We exhibited, perhaps, no higher individual qualities.

Heroic people take risks to themselves to help others. There's nothing heroic about accepting $5 million to go out and run around chasing a ball, although you may show fortitude or those other qualities while you do it.

I've always been attracted to films which explore the qualities of courage.

Good men died for our right to say whatever we want to say and use whatever words we want to use.

You say that a good cause will even sanctify war! I tell you, it is the good war that sanctifies every cause!

I see many soldiers; could I but see many warriors!

I wish that the Indians believed me a god, for upon the report of an enemy's valor oftentimes depends the success of a battle, and false reports have many times done as great things as true courage and resolution.

Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces.

Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.

Sometimes, in the midst of a tragedy like the Newton massacre, we witness incredible acts of valor, tenderness, grace, and decency. We saw it from Sandy Hook Elementary School's teachers, students, and parents, as well as from their community and country. The outpouring of sympathy and help has been touching and, at times, inspiring.

We have no George Pattons anymore. We have no Ulysses S. Grants. We have none of the swashbuckling generals that actually made things happen.

The steadfast behavior that could turn the head or melt the heart of Fortune was embodied in the Roman concept of virtus (from the Latin vir, the "man of true manliness"), a cultural value encompassing toughness, bravery, and a never-say-die willingness to combat adversity.

El libro es fuerza, es valor, es fuerza, es alimento; antorcha del pensamiento y manantial del amor

For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck 'im out, the brute!"But it's "Savior of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot.

Four things greater than all things are, - Women and Horses and Power and War.

We aren't no thin red 'eroes.

The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15 000ft above the war zone to avoid getting hit. I don't think there is any point in having wars if that's how you're going to behave. It's pathetic. All this whining!

General-in-Chief of the army, Lieutenant General Winfield] Scott not only believed that the idea [for a battlefield decoration, to wit, a Medal of Honor, or valor] smacked of Old World vanity, elitism, and snobbery, he also thought that such an award was entirely unnecessary.

and there encountered with him all at once Sir Bors, Sir Ector, and Sir Lionel, and they three smote him at once with their spears, and with force of themselves they smote Sir Lancelot's horse reverse to the earth. And by misfortune Sir Bors smote Sir Lancelot through the shield into the side...

No man was alone and friendless if he had a proper sword.

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