Adversity Quote by David Halberstam

Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved; and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight…

— Martin Luther

The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession.

— Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Death on the battlefield is welcome to a soldier.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Bravery in simple soldiers is a dangerous trade, to which they have bound themselves to get their livelihood.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Bravery is a virtue people revere in dead soldiers and then turn to disparage in someone extending her hand to a weirdo.

— Cord Jefferson

You always know the mark of a coward. A coward hides behind freedom. A brave person stands in front of freedom and defends it…

— Henry Rollins

Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved.

— Martin Luther

A soldier is he whose blood makes the glory of the general.

— Henry George Bohn

The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has been so defined that he can see himself as…

— Stanley Milgram

I think that you can honour the sacrifices of a common soldier without glorifying war.

— Geraldine Brooks

It takes more courage to examine the dark corners of your own soul than it does for a soldier to fight on the battlefield.

— Anonymous

I knew that if the feat was accomplished it must be at a most fearful sacrifice of as brave and gallant soldiers as ever…

— Anonymous