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Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.

Bravery escapes more dangers than cowardice.

Bravery is not being afraid to be afraid.

Bravery on the battlefield is impossible for us. Bravery of the soul still remains open to us.

Bravery and Stupidity can often be mistaken for the other.

Bravery is fearlessness-the absence of fear. The merest dolt may be brave because he lacks the mentality to appreciate his danger.

Bravery is not strength in the face of a far lesser foe. Bravery is the exact opposite of that.

Brave men are brave from the very first.

Bravery and courage is walking into pain and knowing that something better is on the other side

Bravery is a mean state concerned with things that inspire confidence and with things fearful ... and leading us to choose danger and to face it, either because to do so is noble, or because not to do so is base. But to court death as an escape from poverty, or from love, or from some grievous pain, is no proof of bravery, but rather of cowardice.

Brave men are brave from the very first. [Fr., Les hommes valeureux le sont au premier coup.]

Brave men do not boast nor bluster. Deeds, not words, speak for such.

Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise.

Bravery and devotion to duty hath no greater reward than to see the cat get into trouble.

Bravery is not man's monopoly.

Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the action in the face of fear.

Bravery is often too sharp a spur.

Bravery is what you can do in the face of things that hurt and scare you, but you do it anyway.

Commonly men will only be brave as their fathers were brave, or timid.

Common experience shows how much rarer is moral courage than physical bravery. A thousand men will march to the mouth of the cannon where one man will dare espouse an unpopular cause . . . True courage and manhood come from the consciousness of the right attitude toward the world, the faith in one's purpose, and the sufficiency of one's own approval as a justification for one's own acts.

Courage is the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the dealing with it.

Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

Cowardice, when done correctly, can be its own kind of bravery.

Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.

Despereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted.

Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.

Don't be too brave. Bravery is a fine thing on some occasions, but sometimes it can be quite a dangerous thing. The stiff upper lip is not always the best.

Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.

Each man kills the thing he loves.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art.

Genuine bravery for a writer... It is about calmly speaking the truth when everyone else is silenced, when the truth cannot be expressed. It is about speaking out with a different voice, risking the wrath of the state and offending everyone, for the sake of the truth, and the writer's conscience.

God bless the Union; - it is dearer to us for the blood of brave men which has been shed in its defence.

Good resolutions are a pleasant crop to sow. -The seed springs up so readily, and the blossoms open so soon with such a brave show, especially at first. But when the time of flowers has passed, what as to the fruit?

Happiness requires courage, stamina, persistence, fortitude, perseverance, bravery, boldness, valor, vigor, concentration, solidity, substance, backbone, grit, guts, moxie, nerve, pluck, resilience, spunk, tenacity, tolerance, will power, chutzpah, and a good thesaurus.

Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape you.

He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts.

He squeezed Steve's shoulder possessively. "Oh, Zero. He is not you, I must admit. He does not have your bravery, your nobility, your je ne sais quoi, and all he talks about is this magical place called 'Canada'.

He told me once to be brave, and though I have stood still while knives spun toward my face and jumped off a roof, I never thought I would need bravery in the small moments of my life. I do.

He who dies before many witnesses always does so with courage.

Honorable retreats are no ways inferior to brave charges, as having less fortune, more of discipline, and as much valor.

How well Horatius kept the bridge In the brave days of old.

I always wanted to be a winner, to score goals. There was no massive bravery in terms of my mum passing away and stepping up. I just wanted to score. I know everyone would have given me a pass on it if I hadn't taken it. But I'd have had the hump with myself if I'd shirked it.

Come in, my dearFrom that harsh worldThat has rained elements of stoneUpon your tender face.Every soulShould receive a toast from usFor bravery!

Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third.