There are no brave men and cowardly men in the world, my son. There are only brave men. To be born, to live, to die—that takes courage enough in itself, and more than enough. We are all brave men and we are all afraid, and what the world calls a brave man, he too is brave and afraid like the all rest of us. Only he is brave for five minutes longer.
Be moral. Be brave. Be a heart-whole man, strictly moral, brave unto desperation. Don't bother your head with religious theories. Cowards only sin, brave men never, no, not even in mind.
There are two kinds of brave men: those who are brave by the grace of nature, and those who are brave by an act of will.
Each man must not think only of himself, but also of his buddy fighting beside him. We don't want yellow cowards in this Army. They should be killed off like rats. If not, they will go home after this war and breed more cowards. The brave men will breed more brave men. Kill off the Goddamned cowards and we will have a nation of brave men.
The fewer blows, the better. Brave men fight if they must; wise men never fight if they can help it.
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
Commonly men will only be brave as their fathers were brave, or timid.
Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude.
Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.
Be brave. Cowards always get hurt. Brave men generally come out unharmed.
We want the full works of citizenship with no reservations. We will accept nothing less . . . This condition of freedom, equality, and democracy is not the gift of gods. It is the task of men, yes, men, brave men, honest men, determined men.
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.
Brave men are brave from the very first.
[Fr., Les hommes valeureux le sont au premier coup.]
Brave men are brave from the very first.
Brave deeds are the monuments of brave men.
Cowards only sin, brave men never, no, not even in mind.