“Suicide is a crime the most revolting to the feelings; nor does any reason suggest itself to our understanding by which it can be justified. It certainly originates in that species of fear which we denominate poltroonery. For what claim can that man have to courage who trembles at the frowns of fortunes? True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life in whatever shape they may challenge him to combat.” MenMayDoeReasonFeelingsUnderstandingChallengesCrimeShapesClaimsSuicideFortuneSpeciesSuperiorsCombatHeroismJustifiedTrue Hero Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“It is impossible to combat enthusiasm with reason; for though it makes a show of resistance, it soon eludes the pressure, refers you to distinctions not to be understood, and feelings which it cannot explain. A man who would endeavor to fix an enthusiast by argument might as well attempt to spread quicksilver with his finger.” MenWellsReasonShowsFeelingsMightImpossibleUnderstoodArgumentPressureFingersSpreadResistanceEnthusiasmDistinctionEndeavorCombatElude Book:The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces Source: The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces