“Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the same honor are held both the coward and the brave man; the idle man and he who has done much meet death alike.” MenHardDoneBehindsHonorBattleEqualBraveCowardPortionsIdleBrave ManIliad Author:Homer
“I meant to write a song of battle, for storied deeds of war inspire; I seemed to hear the cannon thunder, I seemed to see the smoke and fire. But oh, the pathos of the ending when brave men conquered in the fight, knelt, kissing yielded blood-stained colors!--my eyes are blurred, I cannot write.” MenWritingWarEyeSongFightingFireBloodInspireColorBattleKissingBraveDeedsSmokeThunderBrave ManCannonsPathosSmoke And Fire Book:Nadine and Other Poems Source: Nadine and Other Poems
“All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.” MenLoveFightingLiteratureBattleBraveryBraveAffectionContestsBrave ManFruitful LifeBattle Of Life Author:Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.” IfsMenFirstsRealFightingHellHe ManHeroBattleBraveScaredEvery ManLiarsCowardBrave ManReal Heroes Author:George S. Patton
“….it was a brave man’s fear. I knew what he meant. What must a brave general feel when he knows the battle has gone against him and nothing remains but death?” KnowsMenFeelsFearGoneBattleRemainsBraveBrave Man Author:Anne Rice
“Everyone gets scared, Princess. Even brave men sometimes run the first time they see battle. In armies, that's why there's so much training. The ones who hold aren't the courageous ones, they're the well-trained ones. We have instincts like any other animal.” MenFirstsWellsSometimesRunningAnimalBattleTrainingFirst TimeArmyBraveInstinctScaredCourageousPrincessBrave Man Book:Warbreaker Source: Warbreaker
“Sir, I am not a brave man...The truth is, I am an utter craven coward. I have never been within the sound of gunshot or in sight of battle in my whole life that I wasn't so scared that I had sweat in the palms of my hands.” MenWholeHandsSoundCourageTruth IsBattleSightBraveScaredWhole LifeCowardSweatPalmsBrave ManGunshots Author:George S. Patton