"A brave man is clear in his discourse, and keeps close to truth."
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"Fight valiantly to-day; and yet I do thee wrong to mind thee of it, for thou art framed of the firm truth of valor."
"What's brave, what's noble, let's do it after the Roman fashion."
"Fortune does favor the bold and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try."
"Bravery shows up in everyday life when people have the courage to live their truth, their vision and their dreams."
"Fortune and love favour the brave. [Lat., Audentem Forsque Venusque juvant.]"
"God himself favors the brave."
"Because,' she said, 'when you're scared but you still do it anyway, that's brave."
"It is besides necessary that whoever is brave should be a man of great soul."
"It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man."
"What recommends commerce to me is its enterprise and bravery. It does not clasp its hands and pray to Jupiter."
"He who is really good can never be unhappy. He who is really wise can never be perplexed. He who is really brave is never afraid."
"Nothing is more dastardly than to act with bravado toward God."
"Weapons may be carried by creatures who are evil, dishonest, violent or lazy. The true warrior is good, gentle and honest. His bravery comes from within himself; he learns to conquer his own fears and misdeeds. —Matthias"
"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."
"I never thought I would need bravery in the small moments of my life. I do."
"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."
"It must require bravery to be honest all the time."
"Fans, true fans, are hard to find and precious. Just a few can change everything. What they demand, though, is generosity and bravery."
"Bravery is the solution to regret."