Brave Soldiers Quotes - Page 2

• Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.

  Mark Twain

  Courage, Fear, Cancer

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• If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha.

  Sam Manekshaw

  Badass, Lying, Military

  "A Nomad Repaints the Globe" by PREMJI, PartridgeIndia, (p. 70), 2013.

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• Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Courage, Veterans Day, Strong

  Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). “The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton”, p.69, Simon and Schuster

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

  Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

  Courage, Soldier, Profession

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• Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that

  James Neil Hollingworth

  Courage, Fear, Cancer

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• A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the courage of his soldiers doth spring.

  Philip Sidney

  Leadership, Veterans Day, Spring

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.71

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• There will be no withdrawal without written orders and these orders shall never be issued.

  Sam Manekshaw

  Badass, Military, Army

  "Sam Manekshaw, soldier, died on June 27th, aged 94", www.economist.com. July 3, 2008.

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• An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

  Thomas Paine

  Peace, War, 4th Of July

  "Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion".

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• Shall I ask the brave soldier who fights by my side In the cause of mankind, if our creeds agree?

  Charles Lamb

  Fighting, Bravery, Soldier

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• The skin of the coward changes color all the time, he can't get a grip on himself, he can't sit still, he squats and rocks, shifting his weight from foot to foot, his heart racing, pounding inside the fellow's ribs, his teeth chattering. He dreads some grisly death. But the skin of a brave soldier never blanches. He's all control. Tense but no great fear.

  Homer

  Fear, Heart, Rocks

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• At one point in time, you've just got to be a brave soldier, and speak up. What are you scared of, you know? So many of our entertainers have that fear because we're afraid of opposition.

  Steve Harvey

  Brave, Soldier, Scared

  Source: www.finalcall.com

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• Brave soldier, never fear. Even though your death is near.

  Hans Christian Andersen

  Brave, Soldier, Never Fear

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