“I tell thee, proud Templar, that not in thy fiercest battles hast thou displayed more of thy vaunted courage than has been shown by woman when called upon to suffer by affection or duty.” CourageWomanWomanly Courage Book:Ivanhoe Source: Ivanhoe
“…having once seen him put forth his strength in battle, methinks I could know him again among a thousand warriors. He rushes into the fray as if he were summoned to a banquet. There is more than mere strength--there seems as if the whole soul and spirit of the champion were given to every blow which he deals upon his enemies. God assoilzie him of the sin of bloodshed! It is fearful, yet magnificent, to behold how the arm and heart of one man can triumph over hundreds.” SpiritPassionEffortCourageStrengthBattleDeterminationWarriorTriumphChampionFierceWarfare Book:Ivanhoe Source: Ivanhoe