Abyss Quote by William Butler Yeats

Physical courage to a person of honour is easier and less risky than acts that could subject him to embarrassment or humiliation or a…

— Michael Josephson

Through their deeds, the dead of battle have spoken more eloquently for themselves than any of the living ever could. But we can only…

— Abraham Lincoln

There was no honor in war, less in killing, and none in dying. But there was true dignity in how men comported themselves in…

— Michael Scott

Where there is a brave man, in the thickest of the fight, there is the post of honor.

— Henry David Thoreau

“You are well aware that it is not numbers or strength that bring the victories in war. No, it is when one side goes…

— Xenophon

“As for men, they must learn bravery and live for Pleasure and for Beauty. More important than those two things should stand only one…

— Roman Payne

“There is nothing particularly glorious about sweaty fellows, laden with killing tools, going along to fight. And yet-such a column represents a great deal…

— John Thomason

Of all the passions that inspire a man in a battle, none, we have to admit, is so powerful and so constant as the…

— Carl von Clausewitz

Acts of bravery don't always take place on battlefields. They can take place in your heart, when you have the courage to honor your…

— Anna Quindlen

“The ultimate act of bravery does not take place on a battlefield. It takes place in your heart, when you have the courage to…

— Anna Quindlen

Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the same honor are held both the…

— Homer

The brave men die in war. It takes great luck or judgment not to be killed. Once, at least, the head has to bow…

— Jean Giraudoux