A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men, or they are no better than dreams. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
I hear many condemn these men because they were so few. When were the good and the braver every in a majority ~ Henry David Thoreau ~
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. ~ Homer ~
…and in the days we cannot be strong, brave, courageous and happy, may the days we were, why we need to be and the people we need to be for, be the only reason for us to be. ~ Edam Shem ~