Quotes About Valor

Some men are heroes by nature in that they will give all that is in them without regard to the effort or to the personal returns.

Boldness in battle is nothing out of the way... but to face down fear in cold blood is rare in any man.

Men show no mercy and expect no mercy, when honor calls, or when they fight for their idols or their gods.

Explain to me why it is more noble to kill ten thousand men in battle than a dozen at dinner.

Those are brave men," he told Ser Balon in admiration. "Let's go kill them.

Bravery is not man's monopoly.

Manifestly, dying is nothing to a really great and brave man.

No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.

If you want to call a man to account, don't do it when he is weak; call him to account when he is strong! Cowards choose the first way and the valiant choose the second way.

The high courage of a single man is an army all by itself!

A man with courage has every blessing.

Necessity makes dastards valiant men.

A man who will not die to save a woman is no man.

A coward may die many times, but a brave man dies only once. If I die for you, I won't consider it death but love.

Nothing can shock a brave man but dullness.

The brave man braves nothing, nor knows he of his bravery.

Nothing can lift the heart of man like manhood in a fellow man.

...if fifty bands of men surrounded us/ and every sword sang for your blood,/ you could make off still with their cows and sheep.

O Friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong And let no warrior in the heat of fight, Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes

I have known men of valor cowards to their wives.

A brave man scorns to quarrel once a day; Like Hectors in at every petty fray.

To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.

I begin to regard the death and mangling of a couple thousand men as a small affair, a kind of morning dash-and it may be well that we become so hardened.

Courage is the mother of all virtues because without it, you cannot consistently perform the others.